Mavelikkara: Ranjith Srinivasan's family expressed their satisfaction with the court verdict in which all 15 accused were found guilty in his murder case. Speaking to the media, Ranjith’s wife Lisha, and mother Vinodini said they hope that maximum punishment will be given to the culprits. 

The BJP leaders who came to court said the verdict was a relief and that the party will continue to fight against such terrorism legally and politically. 

The Additional Sessions Court on Saturday convicted 15 SDPI (Social Democratic Party of India) - PFI (Popular Front of India) workers for the murder of BJP leader Ranjith Sreenivasan in Alappuzha. The quantum of punishment will be pronounced on Monday. 

The court found that the first 12 accused were directly involved in the murder and accused 13 to 15 assisted them. Meanwhile, the prosecution effectively established murder charges against the first eight accused. The others were found guilty of criminal conspiracy.

The convicted are Naizam, Ajmal, Anoop, Muhammed Aslam, Salam Ponnad, Abdul Kalam, Safarudheen, Munshad, Jaseeb Raja, Navas, Shemeer, Naseer, Zakeer Hussain, Shaji Poovathungal and Shamnas Ashraf.

Ranjith, a BJP state committee member, and OBC Morcha state secretary, was hacked to death on December 19, 2021. A group of armed men barged into his house and hacked him to death in front of his wife, mother, and younger daughter.