KSU activists accused of attack on Minister Veena George sent to police custody

KANNUR (KERALA): (Mar 5) A court here on Thursday sent KSU activists accused of "attempting to murder" Kerala Health Minister Veena George to two days' police custody.

Judicial First Class Magistrate E V Raphael granted the custody of M C Athul, V V Akshay, Bithul Balan, Mubas H and Ahmed Yassin to the Kannur Railway police, investigating the case, till Friday evening.

Recently, the magistrate had dismissed the bail petitions of the accused persons after the police claimed that the probe against them was in a preliminary stage.