The Hindu·4 min read·medium
Two decades later, 56 accused in constable Vinod murder case acquitted
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The Hindu Bureau
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A court in Wayanad has acquitted 56 of 57 individuals accused in the 2003 murder of police constable K.V. Vinod during the Muthanga land agitation. While the primary suspect died before trial, four others were convicted for the attempted murder of another officer.
The Kalpetta Principal Sessions Court, Wayanad, on Friday (July 31, 2026) acquitted 56 of the 57 accused, including tribal leader M. Geethanandan, in the case related to the alleged murder of police constable K.V. Vinod during the Muthanga land agitation in 2003. However, Geethanandan was convicted in an attempt to murder case.
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