KANNUR: In yet another incident of political violence in the district, a local Congress leader was brutally beaten up allegedly by RSS workers, at Pathayakunnu, Patyam on Monday.
According to police, the incident happened at 7 AM, when 64-year-old M Sukumaran, a former block vice-president came to open his shop.
A gang of six RSS workers destroyed the shop and broke his legs and hands by hitting him with an iron rod. According to Congress leaders, he might have been targeted for the initiative in placing a CCTV camera in the area, which helped in nabbing a BJP/RSS worker who destroyed the shop in a similar attack as it was captured in the camera.
The gang also destroyed the camera after beating up Sukumaran in revenge. He was immediately shifted to the Indira Gandhi Cooperative Hospital where he underwent a surgery.
Police registered a case and are investigating the matter.
This follows the attack on a KSU worker, allegedly by CPM activists here recently. A protest-meet is scheduled to be held on Wednesday in this regard, which will witness participation from KPCC president VM Sudheeran