The High Court has cancelled the bail of four accused in the SDPI leader Shan murder case. The bail of 4 RSS-BJP activists who directly participated in the crime was cancelled.
The High Court refused to interfere with the Sessions Court order granting bail to the other five accused in the case. The High Court’s action is in response to an appeal filed by the government against the Sessions Court order granting bail to the accused.
The prosecution had earlier approached the court, claiming that the accused were granted bail in violation of the rules. However, the application to cancel the bail was rejected by Alappuzha Additional Sessions Court Judge Roy Varghese. The High Court was approached later.
On December 18, 2021, Shan was killed by a gang of five after he was hit by a car coming from behind while he was riding a scooter from Kuppezham junction on the Mannacherry-Ponnad road.
Meanwhile, in retaliation for Shan’s murder, all the accused in the murder case of BJP leader Ranjith Srinivasan were sentenced to death collectively. The trial of Shan’s murder has not yet begun.
