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The first accused and former CPM Periya Local Committee member walked out of Kannur Central Prison.
The jail advisory committee is expected to decide within two days on the parole
In the Periya double murder case, the CBI court sentenced 10 CPM workers to life imprisonment.
The decision aims to unify the party for upcoming local elections.
The Kanhangad Block Panchayat president stepped down to preempt potential disqualification and avoid a by-election close to the term's end.
On January 3, a Special CBI court sentenced 10 CPM workers to double life imprisonment for conspiracy and murder of the two Youth Congress workers.
The news of their parole application broke out on the day the Congress and the families of Kripesh and Sarathlal were observing their sixth death anniversary at Kalliyot in Periya on Monday.
In November-December 2021, the party conducted an extensive campaign to raise funds for the legal proceedings in the case.
The four CPM leaders, who were handed five-year jail term, approached the High Court of Kerala seeking suspension of the sentence.
The Kerala High Court division bench had stayed the execution of the sentence in the case involving the murder of Youth Congress workers Kripesh and Sarathlal in Periya, Kallyot.
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