Kannur, August 10: Tension prevailed in Panoor area in the district following murder of a BJP worker, allegedly by CPI-M activists, at Kuthuprambu, police said today.
K C Rajesh (29), a driver, was attacked allegedly by a group of CPI-M workers when he was sitting in a jeep last night, they said.
He was taken to Kozhikode Medical College Hospital where he succumbed to injuries. Rajesh was an accused in the murder of a CPI-M worker in September last year, police said.
Additional police force have been deployed in the area to prevent any untoward incident.
Meanwhile, a dawn to dusk hartal was observed in Kuthuprambu Assembly constituency today in response to a call by BJP to protest the murder.
–Agencies