Idukki: Two more persons have been arrested in connection with the murder of an SFI worker at Idukki Painavu Engineering College. Youth Congress Vazhathoppu constituency vice president Tadiyampad Idayal Jeril Jojo (22) and another college KSU activist were arrested. It is learned that he was taken into custody from Paravur.

Nikhil Pailey, 29, a local leader of the Youth Congress, was yesterday remanded in custody in connection with the stabbing of SFI activist Dheeraj Rajendran at the entrance of the college. According to the police, there are six accused in the case.

The investigation was intensified for the other accused. Nikhil Pailey, who was taken into custody on Monday, has been charged with various offenses, including murder.

Thiruvananthapuram: Health Minister Veena George has said that Omicron has been confirmed for 76 more people in the state. Thrissur 15, Pathanamthitta 13, Alappuzha 8, Kannur 8, Thiruvananthapuram 6, Kottayam 6, Malappuram 6, Kollam 5, Kozhikode 4, Kasaragod 2, Ernakulam 1, and Wayanad 1 were confirmed Omicron.

One person from Tamil Nadu was also infected with Omicron. 59 came from low-risk countries and 7 from high-risk countries. 9 people were infected with omicron through contact. Thrissur 3, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, and Kottayam 2 were affected by the disease. An omicron cluster has been formed at a private nursing college in Pathanamthitta. It is suspected to have been transmitted from a student in contact with a foreigner.

Thrissur UAE 9, Qatar 2, Germany 1, Pathanamthitta UAE 5, Qatar 1, Kuwait 1, Ireland 2, Sweden 1, Alappuzha UAE 3, Saudi Arabia 2, Qatar 1, Kannur UAE 7, Qatar 1, 1, Thiruvananthapuram, UAE 3, UK 2, Qatar 1, Kottayam UAE 3, UK 1, Malappuram UAE 6, Kollam UAE 4, Qatar 1, Kozhikode UAE 4, Kasaragod UAE 2, Ernakulam Qatar 1, Wayanad UAE 1. With this, Omicron has been confirmed for a total of 421 people in the state. 290 came from low-risk countries and a total of 85 from high-risk countries. A total of 43 people were infected through contact. There are 3 people from other states.

Thiruvananthapuram: Health Minister Veena George has asked the people to be vigilant in the scenario of increasing the covid, Omicron, and Delta in the state. The minister also demanded that unnecessary trips and crowds be avoided. Within a week, there was a 100 percent increase in covid cases in the state.

The disease is most common in people between the ages of 20 and 40. Among these, health workers are also becoming infected. Therefore, it is imperative to follow the covid protocol everywhere. The minister said this was applicable to party conventions as well. The Delta variant is seen as the main reason for the increase in covid cases in the state. Omicron clusters have not been found to form.

Kochi: The high court has directed that Dileep should not be arrested till Friday in the case of conspiracy to assassinate the investigating officers in the case of attacking the actress. The court directed the government to state its position on Dileep’s anticipatory bail petition. The petition will be considered on Friday.

Dileep’s lawyer argued that the police had malicious intent behind the conspiracy case and were coming up with new allegations to prolong the trial of the case. The court asked the government to state its position on the anticipatory bail application and directed it not to proceed with the arrest proceedings until Friday.

Dileep, his brother Anoop and his sister’s husband Sooraj have filed a petition in the court seeking anticipatory bail in the conspiracy case.

According to the FIR, the accused had conspired to assassinate police officers, including former Kochi City Police Commissioner AV George, who was in charge of the investigation into the case. Based on the revelations of director Balachandra Kumar, the crime branch filed a case against Dileep and six others with non-bailable clauses.

Idukki: The post-mortem report on the stabbing death of SFI activist Dheeraj at Idukki Engineering College by Youth Congressmen has been released. Dheeraj’s death was due to a wound in the chest. He was stabbed three inches below the left chest with a knife. There is only one wound on the body. There are also bruises on the body.

According to the FIR, Dheeraj was stabbed to death by Youth Congress activists due to political animosity. Police have arrested Youth Congress leaders Nikhil Pyle and Jerin Jojo. Meanwhile, police are investigating why Nikhil, who is not even a student, came to the college with a knife. He said he took the knife for self-defense.