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Thiruvananthapuram: Amir Ul Islam, accused of murder of law student at Perumbavoor last month, was remanded to judicial custody for two weeks on Friday.

The police produced the accused in magistrate court at Perumbavoor under heavy security. The accused was brought with his head covered by a helmet. A large number of people were present in the court premises despite heavy rain.

Police have zeroed in on a migrant labourer from Assam as murderer of law student at Perumbavoor.

Additional Director General of Police B. Sandhya confirmed the arrest that collection of evidence against him was continuing. More details could be disclosed only after identification parade.

A large portion of funds allocated for road safety were not spent during the last six years in Kerala while number traffic accidents in the State remained one of the highest in the country.

Kerala Congress (Mani) has opined that the controversial decisions of the UDF Government towards the end of its term were responsible for the Front’s debacle in the Assembly elections.

Party leaders who attended the one day camp of steering committee members of the party on Wednesday added that the criticism from within the Congress over the decisions added to the problem. Their criticism of the government was even sharper than that of the Opposition.

The government proposes to bring the Metran Kayal near Kumarakom under paddy.

The clearance granted by the previous government for reclamation of the Kayal for a tourism project had invited widespread criticism and this had forced the then government to withdraw the order.