Archive · 25 Nov 2025
Kerala Court Sentences Two CPM Workers to 20 Years
Two workers from the CPM party in Kerala, India, were sentenced to 20 years in prison for throwing a bomb at a police car in 2012.
The bomb did not explode, so no one was hurt.
The court also fined them a lot of money.
Two other people accused in the case were found not guilty.
The attack happened during a protest against the arrest of another CPM leader.
The convicts will have to serve an extra year in prison if they don't pay the fine.
Two CPM workers, V K Nishad and T C V Nandakumar, sentenced to 20 years in prison for a 2012 bomb attack on a police vehicle in Payyanur, Kerala.
The sentence includes 5 years under the Explosives Act, 10 years for throwing bombs, and 5 years for attempt to murder.
Each convict was fined Rs 2.5 lakh, with an additional year in prison if the fine is not paid.
The incident occurred during a protest against the arrest of CPM Kannur district secretary P Jayarajan.
Two co-accused, A Mithun and K V Kripesh, were acquitted by the court.
- Who
- V K Nishad and T C V Nandakumar, CPM workers
- What
- Bomb attack on a police vehicle
- When
- August 1, 2012
- Where
- Payyanur, Kerala
- Why
- Protest against the arrest of CPM Kannur district secretary P Jayarajan
- Convicts
- V K Nishad, T C V Nandakumar
- Sentence
- 20 years combined, 5 years under Explosives Act, 10 years for throwing bombs, 5 years for attempt to murder
- Fine
- Rs 2.5 lakh each
- Additional Prison Time
- 1 year if fine not paid
- Date of Incident
- August 1, 2012
- Location
- Payyanur, Kerala
- Co-accused
- A Mithun, K V Kripesh (acquitted)
