Palakkad lynching case: After govt promises stringent action, family to receive body of Ram Narayan

Palakkad: Following the state government assurance to arrest all the perpetrators responsible for the death of Ram Narayan Baghel, a migrant worker killed in a mob attack in Walayar, the family of the Chhattisgarh resident has agreed to receive his body.

Family of the Ram Narayan came to the decision after discussions led by Revenue Minister K Rajan, with both family members and the protest committee.

During talks at the Thrissur Collectorate, the protest committee demanded financial assistance of no less than ₹10 lakh. Minister Rajan assured that a proposal to sanction this amount from the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund would be placed before the next Cabinet meeting.

Ramnarayan, from Bilaspur in Chattisgarh, came to Kerala seeking job on December 13. He was killed on December 17, and found with severe wounds all over the body. It is alleged that a group of locals beat him to death over allegations of attempt to theft.

Local residents claimed the incident occurred around 3 pm after Bhayar allegedly entered multiple houses in the area in an attempt to commit burglary. They said he was injured during an altercation and was taken to hospital by the police around 4.30 pm.

Five people arrested in the case, four still on the run

Police on Friday said five persons have been arrested in connection with the incident. The arrests were formally recorded late Thursday night and all the accused were booked for murder under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. They were produced before a court and remanded to judicial custody.

Police initially stated that Bhayar hailed from Jharkhand, but later clarified that he was a native of Chhattisgarh.