The Kannur Police has taken four people into custody for their alleged involvement in the murder of an RSS activist on Friday.

The four men believed to be Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) workers were nabbed from Wayanad district while trying to flee to Karanataka after the murder.

The police team has also taken the vehicle into custody.

Last evening, the RSS activist Shyamaprasad was hacked to death.

His bike was hit from behind with a car and as he fell down, the four men attacked him with sharp objects.

Though the victim tried to run away, he was chased down and hacked repeatedly.

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