Chief Minister V.S.Achuthanandan on Sunday deplored the attack on Mathrubhoomi staff reporter V. B. Unnithan by a group of people.
The Chief Minister also asked the Superintendent of Police, Kollam, to detect the case and prosecute the accused.
Mr. Unnithan was attacked at Sasthamcotta in Kollam district on Saturday night by a group of people who came on bikes. He was rushed to a nearby hospital with a broken leg and subjected to emergency surgery.
Kerala Working Journalists Union protested against the incident and demanded that the attackers should be apprehended.