In a gruesome incident, a local leader of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) was hacked to death in front of his wife and a middle-aged person died after witnessing the blood on the spot in Malampuzha in Palakkad district.
S Sanjith (27), hailing from Elappully, was assailed by a gang around 9 am on Monday when he was riding his wife to work in the Mambaram area of the district.
According to BJP, the attackers followed Sanjith, Mandalam Boudhik Pramuk in a vehicle and hit his two-wheeler. When he fell they hacked him to death in front of his wife and a few others. Police said Sanjith received more than 50 stab wounds.
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BJP district president KM Haridas accused the Social Democratic Party of India, the political wing of the Popular Front of India (PFI), of the attack.
Police were keeping a strict vigil as tension has gripped the locality following the murder.
An investigation has been launched to trace the accused who fled the scene after the incident, the police said.
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