Dheeraj murder accused Nikhil Paily nominated to Idukki District Congress Committee
Nikhil Paily, an accused in the murder of BTech student Dheeraj Rajendran, has been nominated to the Idukki District Congress Committee. Paily was previously the Youth Congress Vazhathope mandalam president at the time of his arrest in 2022. Alongside Paily, other members including Majo Karimuttam and Joy Vadakkedam were also nominated to the committee.
- ▪Nikhil Paily is accused in the murder of Dheeraj Rajendran.
- ▪Dheeraj was a BTech student and an SFI activist.
- ▪Paily was the Youth Congress Vazhathope mandalam president when arrested in 2022.
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The Idukki District Congress Committee (DCC) on Saturday nominated Nikhil Paily, an accused in the murder of Dheeraj Rajendran, a BTech student at the Idukki Government Engineering College, Painavu, and a Students Federation of India (SFI) activist, to the committee.When the police had registered the arrest of Mr. Paily in 2022, he was the Youth Congress Vazhathope mandalam president.Majo Karimuttam, Joy Vadakkedam, Varkey Alakkaprambil, and George Joseph were also nominated to the committee, according to a statement issued by the DCC on Saturday.
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