CPI (M) state committee member and Kannur district panchayat president PP Divya said that the Kannur DCC office had called the travel agency to book air tickets for the Youth Congress leaders accused in the case of trying to attack Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. The money for booking the ticket has not been paid to the travel agency yet. Divya alleged through Facebook (Airticket booked Kannur DCC).
Meanwhile, the High Court granted bail to all the three accused, who are Youth Congress leaders, in a flight protest against the Chief Minister. Farzeen Majeed and Naveen Kumar were granted bail and Sujith Narayanan was granted anticipatory bail.
The plaintiffs told the court that what happened on the plane was just a shout out and that it could not be prosecuted for attempted murder. The petition also states that when the plane landed, he only shouted slogans twice. Defendants’ counsel made the argument while considering the bail application in the High Court. The CM was not attacked. Defendants also said that it would be clear if they checked the CCTV footage.
The Youth Congress workers protested against the Chief Minister during the flight from Kannur to Thiruvananthapuram. Youth Congress workers protest after landing in Thiruvananthapuram. The video of LDF convener EP Jayarajan beating them up and releasing them was later released. There were 36 passengers from Kannur to Thiruvananthapuram. A total of 40 people were on board, including the pilot, co-pilot and two cabin crew.
Full version of the Facebook post
The Kannur DCC called the travel agency to book tickets for the Youth Congress criminals who went to attack the Chief Minister on the plane. The travel agency has not yet been paid.
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