Kannur: In a major breakthrough in the Sandeepananda Giri Ashram Burning Case, a youth has come forward revealing that a few RSS activists including his brother were behind the attack. Prasanth, a Kundamankadavu native told Crime Branch officials that his brother Prakash was one of those who torched two cars and a scooter parked outside the Ashram and placed a wreath at the Ashram. 

Last January, Prakash committed suicide by hanging at his residence. According to his brother, Prakash confessed to him that he was behind the incident. Meanwhile, Crime Branch has approached the court seeking permission to record the statement of Prasanth. 

The ashram was set on fire by unidentified miscreants in the early morning hours of October 27, 2018. The assailants set fire to two cars and a motorcycle parked in front of the ashram at Kundamankadavu. The incident took place when Sandeepananda Giri faced threats from Sangh Parivar 
for his stand on the Sabarimala issue. 

Following the incident, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan declared that the culprits would be arrested soon. 

"At first, I did not know that Prakash was involved in it. He was scared when a man was taken into custody by the police after the incident. Later. he told me that he attacked the ashram along with his partymates. My brother is an RSS-BJP activist. After his death, no one came to our aid," Prashant said. 

Meanwhile, the crime branch has already collected evidence that Prakash is behind the incident. Based on this, it is reported that the probe team summoned his brother and interrogated him.