Death of a 31-year-old migrant worker in a mob attack in Palakkad sparks outrage

Vigilantism raised its ugly head once again at Attapallam, near Walayar, Palakkad, where a Chhattisgarh native was lynched. As the law enforcement agencies are busy booking the suspects in the case, Abdul Latheef Naha assesses the socio-political factors that played into the blood-curdling incident, which shocked the State.