A local correspondent of a Malayalam daily was beaten up by an unidentified person in an attack at around 9.30 a.m. in Kilimanoor on Sunday. According to the Kilimanoor police, Rajan, 68, a correspondent of a Malayalam daily, was attacked by a person who beat him up with a rod, breaking both his legs, before escaping from the spot on a motorcycle.
Rajan was shifted to a private hospital where he is currently undergoing treatment.
In another incident, the Venjaramoodu police on Sunday registered a case against a vendor for assaulting journalists in the Vamanapuram market. The accused, Latheef, assaulted three journalists of regional dailies while they were taking photographs of an illegal market.
Case against CEO
The Museum police have registered a case of assault against Sandesh G. Nair, chief operating officer of a television channel, in connection with the road rage incident in the city earlier this week.
According to the police, the case was registered after Bilgin Thomas, son of Thomas George, special private secretary to Chief Whip P.C. George, lodged a complaint that he was assaulted by Mr. Nair. The police said they had obtained video clippings of the incident, which they said had begun with Mr. Thomas assaulting Mr. Nair, and Mr. Nair chasing the former in his car before assaulting him in retaliation. The police had first registered a case against Mr. Thomas only, based on Mr. Nair’s complaint.
