Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 2 (IANS) Normal life was affected in Kerala Thursday as the state observed a shutdown on a call given by the opposition CPI-M to protest the arrest of its leader in a murder case.
State-owned as well as private buses were off the road. But two-wheelers and private cars were seen plying in some places.
Most of the offices and shops though remained shut while two units of the central paramilitary forces took over the vantage points in Kannur.
The arrested leader, P. Jayarajan is the CPI-M’s Kannur district secretary and a former legislator.
He was held Wednesday for his alleged involvement in the murder of Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) worker Abdul Shukoor in February.
Jayarajan has been remanded in judicial custody for 14 days in the Kannur jail. Soon after his arrest, CPI-M workers went berserk in Kannur and the police faced a tough time preventing them from turning violent. (IANS)
