A Boobaker Siddhique (23), a CPM worker from Uppala in Kerala ’s Kasaragod district , was stabbed to death allegedly by a gang of BJP-RSS workers, after he questioned the peddling of liquor smuggled from Karnataka .

Police said they have identified few of the gang members and a 15-member probe team has started investigating the murder. Since the murder happened in the border district, the investigation has also been extended to Karnataka.