KANNUR: The Thalassery district and sessions court dismissed the anticipatory bail petition of CPM district secretary P. Jayarajan in the Kathirur Manoj murder case for the third time on Saturday.
The CBI is likely to arrest him soon. Pronouncing the verdict, judge V.G. Anilkumar approved the contention of CBI public prosecutor K. Krishnakumar that allowing bail to Mr Jayarajan would affect the case as he was the chief conspirator. The court also pointed out that the non-bailable UAPA section was charged in the case.
Advocate Mr P. Vishwan said that Mr Jayarajan would file an appeal in the High Court against the verdict. “In the same case, UAPA was charged against another CPM leader T.I. Madhusoodhanan, but he is out on bail,” he said. Mr Jayarajan is the 25th accused in the case.
Meanwhile, it is learnt that the CBI would seek the response from the doctors at AKG hospital, Kannur, where Mr Jayarajan is on treatment now.
He was admitted to the hospital citing cardiac disease over a week ago. Earlier, the CBI had found that Mr Jayarajan had attended programmes in Kannur while claiming that he was on treatment.
