“Riyas Maulavi murder case: All three RSS members acquitted by Kerala Court after spending 7 years in jail”, Opindia, March 31, 2024:
“The Kasaragod Sessions Court on 30th March acquitted all three accused in the murder case of the 34-year-old muezzin (person who proclaims the call to the daily prayer) and madrasa teacher in Kasaragod named Mohammed Riyas Maulavi. The three accused, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) activists and residents of Kelugude in Kasaragod town, S Ajesh, N Akhilesh and S Nithin spent the last seven years in prison awaiting trial.
The trio was finally released when Judge Balakrishnan K K of the Session Court found them not guilty. A native of Karnataka’s Kodagu area, Riyas Maulavi served as the muezzin of the Muhayuddin Juma Masjid at Choori, which is located outside Kasaragod town. Furthermore, he taught at the mosque’s religious school, Issathul Islam Madrasa.
“Three individuals were unjustly detained in prison for seven years without being granted bail. From the beginning, police started the investigation with the presumption that the murder was committed by the RSS. The police attempted to salvage their reputation by apprehending these individuals…..”
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