<p>A red alert has been issued for Kannur and Kasaragod districts of Kerala as India Meteorological Department (IMD)<a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/heavy-rainfall-predicted-in-andhra-pradesh-karnataka-237268"> predicted "extremely heavy" rainfall</a> at isolated places in the state today.</p>

<p>An orange alert has been issued for Kozhikode, Malappuram, and Wayanad. Moreover, a yellow alert has been issued for Palakkad, Thrissur, Ernakulam, and Idukki.</p>

<p>A holiday has been declared for schools in Kannur, Kasargod and Malappuram districts.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/india-meteorological-department-predicts-heavy-rainfall-in-uttarakhand-237689">IMD</a> has further stated that that rough to very rough sea conditions are expected to prevail along and off Goa-Karnataka-Kerala and south Tamil Nadu coasts and Andaman and Nicobar and Lakshadweep Islands.</p>

<p>Fishermen have been advised not to venture into these areas for the next few days.</p>


A red alert has been issued for Kannur and Kasaragod districts of Kerala as India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted "extremely heavy" rainfall at isolated places in the state today.

A red alert has been issued for Kannur and Kasaragod districts of Kerala as India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted "extremely heavy" rainfall at isolated places in the state today. An orange alert has been issued for Kozhikode, Malappuram, and Wayanad. Moreover, a yellow alert has been issued for Palakkad, Thrissur, Ernakulam, and Idukki. A holiday has been declared for schools in Kannur, Kasargod and Malappuram districts. IMD has further stated that that rough to very rough sea conditions are expected to prevail along and off Goa-Karnataka-Kerala and south Tamil Nadu coasts and Andaman and Nicobar and Lakshadweep Islands. Fishermen have been advised not to venture into these areas for the next few days.

Kerala: Red alert issued for Kannur, Kasaragod

<p>The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers in Kerala&#39;s Thiruvananthapuram on Saturday staged a protest with a symbolic body on shoulders over the death of a tribal youth.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The 27-year-old was beaten to death after being attacked by a group of people in Palakkad&#39;s Attappadi on Thursday evening.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>He was attacked with sticks for allegedly stealing valuables and food items from the house of a local person.</p>

<p>After his health started deteriorating, the police took him to a nearby hospital where he was declared brought dead.</p>

<p>The incident came to light after the mob shot videos and clicked selfies of the brutal incident, which went viral on social media on Friday.</p>

<p>Earlier in the day, Congress President Rahul Gandhi took to his Twitter handle and condemned the cruel lynching of the dead tribal youth.</p>

<p>&quot;I am deeply disturbed by the savage and cruel lynching of a tribal in Kerala yesterday, captured on camera,&quot; Rahul said.&nbsp;</p>

<p>&quot;We must guard against growing intolerance in our society &amp; speak out in one voice to condemn these acts of mindless violence, &quot; he added.</p>

<p>The Kerala government has announced a relief of Rs 10 lakh to the family of the tribal youth.</p>

<p>An investigation is underway and search is on to nab all the culprits.&nbsp;<br />
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He was attacked with sticks for allegedly stealing food items

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers in Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram on Saturday staged a protest with a symbolic body on shoulders over the death of a tribal youth. The 27-year-old was beaten to death after being attacked by a group of people in Palakkad's Attappadi on Thursday evening. BJP workers stage protest in Trivandrum with a symbolic body, over death of a tribal youth, who died after being beaten up in Palakkad's Attappadi. #Kerala pic.twitter.com/ABNB1ITozu — ANI (@ANI) February 24, 2018 × He was attacked with sticks for allegedly stealing valuables and food items from the house of a local person. After his health started deteriorating, the police took him to a nearby hospital where he was declared brought dead. The incident came to light after the mob shot videos and clicked selfies of the brutal incident, which went viral on social media on Friday. Earlier in the day, Congress President Rahul Gandhi took to his Twitter handle and condemned the cruel lynching of the dead tribal youth. "I am deeply disturbed by the savage and cruel lynching of a tribal in Kerala yesterday, captured on camera," Rahul said. "We must guard against growing intolerance in our society & speak out in one voice to condemn these acts of mindless violence, " he added. The Kerala government has announced a relief of Rs 10 lakh to the family of the tribal youth. An investigation is underway and search is on to nab all the culprits.

BJP protests lynching of tribal youth in Kerala

<p>A 27-year-old man in Kerala&#39;s Palakkad district was beaten to death by a mob after complaints of alleged stealing.</p>

<p>The mob also shot videos and clicked selfies of the brutal incident, which has&nbsp;gone viral on social media.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>The victim, identified as Madhu,&nbsp;was allegedly beaten with sticks and was handed over to the police.</p>

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<p>The police took him to the hospital after his health deteriorated but&nbsp;the doctors&nbsp;declared him dead on arrival.&nbsp;</p>

<p>According to reports, the man was accused of theft in 2016 and was reportedly infamous for stealing rice and other food items from shops.</p>

<p>However, a report&nbsp;quoted the mother of the 27-year-old deceased saying that Madhu was not a thief, instead, he was of &quot;unsound mind&quot;.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The police have registered an FIR under section 174 CrPC against unknown people.</p>

<p>They have also launched an investigation into the matter. The police will also conduct the postmortem of the body.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan also reacted to the incident saying &quot;This heinous act is a blot on Kerala&rsquo;s progressive society&quot;. He also added that two suspects&nbsp;were in police custody.&nbsp;</p>

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Kerala Chief Minister also responded to the incident saying 'This heinous act is a blot on Kerala’s progressive society'. He also added that two suspects from the seven were in police custody

A 27-year-old man in Kerala's Palakkad district was beaten to death by a mob after complaints of alleged stealing. The mob also shot videos and clicked selfies of the brutal incident, which has gone viral on social media. The mob also shot videos and clicked selfies of the brutal incident. (WION) × The victim, identified as Madhu, was allegedly beaten with sticks and was handed over to the police. According to reports, the man was an accused of theft in 2016 and was infamous for stealing rice and other food items from shops. (WION) × The police took him to the hospital after his health deteriorated but the doctors declared him dead on arrival. According to reports, the man was accused of theft in 2016 and was reportedly infamous for stealing rice and other food items from shops. However, a report quoted the mother of the 27-year-old deceased saying that Madhu was not a thief, instead, he was of "unsound mind". The police have registered an FIR under section 174 CrPC against unknown people. They have also launched an investigation into the matter. The police will also conduct the postmortem of the body. Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan also reacted to the incident saying "This heinous act is a blot on Kerala’s progressive society". He also added that two suspects were in police custody. ×

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