By TwoCircles.net Staff Correspondent,
Kochi: Five persons have been exonerated in the case of looting and setting a house ablaze amidst the Marad clashes of 2002.
Kuttichantakath Rafeeq (35), Kuttichantakath Sakkeer (32), Kinattinkalakath Basheer (45), Kinattinkalakath Noufal (30) and Kinattinkalakath Faisal (35) were acquitted by the Special Additional District Sessions Court Judge KP Prasannakumari. All the accused were residents of Marad. The court reportedly pointed out in the judgement that the prosecution had failed to prove the charges against the accused.
The incident leading to the case took place in the night of January 3, 2002. The case was that the accused looted and set fire to the house of Arayachantakath Jeejabhai. Jeejabhai’s husband T Suresh was a former secretary of the Araya Samajam.
PD Ravi appeared for the prosecution and MT Shameer appeared for the accused.
This is one of the 67 cases registered in connection with the incidents including the five murders that took place on the coastal village of Marad in Kozhikode district. The clashes took place on January 3 and 4, 2002.