Two BJP workers held for assault in Kasaragod

Move follows violence on election vote counting day.

June 16, 2016 12:00 am | Updated October 18, 2016 01:03 pm IST - KASARAGOD:

The police have arrested two more BJP workers in connection with the murderous attack on a youth at Kudlu here on the Assembly election poll vote counting day.

Local youths Chandan Naik, 25, and P. Harish, 25, were arrested by a police team, taking the total number of arrests to four, the police said.

The arrest was in connection with the attack on Ansaf, a stationery shop employee, and his friend Mohammed Sherif.

Ansaf, who sustained grievous injuries, is still undergoing treatment in a Mangaluru hospital.

The police were on the lookout for three more persons said to be involved in the crime.

Five BJP workers held

In another incident five BJP workers have been arrested for an alleged attack on a group of police personnel during a Theyyam festival at Uduma in April, the police said.

Shivakumar, 33, Sreejith, 25, Rahul, 26, Gireesh Kumar, 37 and Purushothaman ,40, have been arrested for allegedly attacking the policemen as they were discharging their duty at Kappanakal where Vayanattukulavan Theyyam festival was under way, the police said in a pressnote.

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