1. A trial court in Kollam will pass judgement on a regional transport officer, Kiran, who has been accused of the dowry-related death of his wife, Vismaya. The prosecution case is that Kiran had repeatedly brutalised Vismaya to extract more dowry from her family, ultimately driving her to commit suicide.
2. Kerala Janapaksham (Secular) leader and former legislator P. C. George will move the High Court for anticipatory bail in a hate speech case registered against him at Venmony in Kochi. The police had moved firmly for his arrest, and they suspected that Mr. George had absconded. Law enforcers had raided his house at Irattupettah on Sunday. A magistrate court in Thiruvananthapuram will consider a State plea to cancel the anticipatory bail extended to Mr. George in a similar hate speech case registered at Fort police station.
3. The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has sought the custody of 20 persons accused of moving a massive consignment of heroin valued at ₹1,500 crore via boat from Pakistan to India. A joint raid by the Indian Coast Guard and DRI had intercepted the contraband off Kochi last week.
