location: Pathiriyad
notes: Communist Party of India (Marxist)'s branch secretary Kuzhichal Mohanan was hacked to death on Monday by six unidentified masked men in Pathiriyad, Kannur district. Another party worker was also injured in the attack. The CPI(M) has claimed the men were RSS workers, and police later arrested several.
target_text: location: Pathiriyad, fatalities: 1