Ex-CPM leader gets death penalty for killing Kerala Cong man
A Kerala fast track court on Saturday awarded death penalty to R Baiju, a former CPI(M) local secretary, for murdering Congress worker KS Divakaran in 2009. Five others were awarded life sentence for their involvement in the case. Divakaran, who was assaulted by the convicts for refusing to purchase a mat, had succumbed to injuries a week after the attack.