KASARAGOD: The classes court docket within the district acquitted Ok Surendran, BJP state president, and 5 others within the Manjeshwar election bribery case on Saturday. Surendran and the opposite 5 accused – Ok Manikanda Rai, BJP Kasaragod secretary, Suresh Naik, Sunil Naik from Yuva Morcha, Ok Balakrishna Shetty, former BJP district chief, and Lokesh Nonda – filed a discharge plea in Sept 2023 claiming the case was fabricated and politically motivated.TNN