kannur: the situation in panur near here, where a cpm activist was hacked to death on tuesday by suspected rss workers, was "peaceful," as police continued to maintain a strict vigil in the area. according to police, besides maintaining round-the-clock patrolling, search operations were continuing on suspected hideouts to catch the accused responsible for the incident.
no untoward incident had been reported in the area, where a dawn-to-dusk hartal was called by the cpm on wednesday to protest the killing.