Ariyil Shukkoor murder case: CBI court takes up case for further hearing on November 16

A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court posted the case related to the murder of Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) worker Abdul Shukkoor for further hearing on November 16.

The court will probably decide on the date of the announcement of the judgment that day. It was previously announced that the verdict will be handed down on November 12.

The case assumed political significance after former District Secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) P. Jayarajan and former State MLA and then State Secretary of the Democratic Youth Federation (DYFI) TV Rajesh were indicted as charge numbers 32 and 33. The court had earlier refused to quash the proceedings against them.

Shukkoor, 21, a native of Ariyil near Taliparamba, was allegedly hacked to death by a group of assailants at Keezhara, under Kannapuram police station limits on February 20, 2012. The killing was allegedly carried out in retaliation for the attack on Mr. Jayarajan and Mr. Rajesh-h during their morning visit to Aru.

Shukkoor and four other youths who took shelter in a house in Keezhara were reportedly forced to leave the premises after a group of CPI(M) workers intimidated the house owner. Police said their captors were taking pictures of them using cellphones and verifying their identities with party workers. After the alleged verification, three of them were released. Shukkoor and Zakaria were then taken to a nearby field and stabbed. While Shukkoor succumbed to his injuries, Zakaria, who also sustained stab wounds, managed to escape.

Mr Jayarajan and Mr Rajesh were charged under Section 118 of the Indian Penal Code after investigators found they allegedly had prior knowledge of the plot to kill Shukkoor. The conspiracy was allegedly hatched in the room of the Taliparamba Cooperative Hospital where they were admitted on February 20 following the attack on Mr. Jayarajan’s convoy by alleged IUML workers earlier that day.

Published – 9 Nov 2026 21:21 IST