Payyannoor (Ker): CPI(M) on Saturday said a microchip was found inside the hall where the party`s district conference is being held here in Kannur district, claiming it had been placed by a mediaperson to tap the proceedings in the meeting. Kannur District CPI(M) Secretary, P Jayarajan, said the microchip had been found yesterday by the party volunteers after the inauguration of the three-day conference. He added that the person who had placed it "had escaped" and had not come to the venue today for reporting the proceedings. The microchip has been handed over for verification, he said.
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