13 years later, NIA catches main accused in Kerala professor hand-chopping case

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New Delhi: The prime accused in the 2010 Kerala hand-chopping case was arrested Wednesday, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) said...

He was arrested from Keralas Kannur district...

This case was the first that put the spotlight on the now-banned Popular Front of India (PFI) and its political wing, the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI), as its members have been convicted in the case...

He was charge-sheeted on 10 January 2011 in the case, one of the earliest such incidents in India reflecting the ideology of violent extremism being pursued by the Popular Front of India (PFI), the spokesperson added...

An FIR was first filed in the hand-chopping case at the Muvattupuzha police Station on the day of the attack, but the NIA took over the matter in March 2011, and invoked the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act...

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