RSS worker attacked in Kannur

KANNUR: A 36-year-old RSS activist was injured in an attack, while bombs were hurled at BJP office in separate incidents of violence in the district, the police said on Wednesday.

The activist KM Suresh was injured in the knee when some unidentified persons attacked him at Thalassery on Tuesday evening. He has been admitted to a hospital here and his condition is stated to be serious, they said. A case has been registered against unknown assailants, police said. Police had recovered swords, knives and iron rods near the BJP district committee office here Tuesday. In the other incident, police said bombs were hurled at the BJP party office at Patyam around 12.30 am on Thursday but no one was injured.

A complaint has been received from BJP area committee president K Ajeesh and a case has been registered, they said.

The incidents come two days after a hartal was observed at Panur in the district on October 9 by CPI (M) to protest the crude bomb attack on its workers.

As many as 14 persons, including four police personnel, were injured in an attack on Sunday during a procession taken out by CPI(M) activists at Kaivellikal.

Addressing the Delhi leg of the yatra’ on Sunday, BJP chief Amit Shah had slammed Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan, alleging that the maximum killings of BJP and RSS workers have taken place in the latter’s home district of Kannur.