A dramatic incident unfolded in Thalassery, Kannur, on Thursday when over 50 CPI(M) activists allegedly locked up police officers and released an accused individual from custody. The accused, a CPI(M) worker, was wanted in connection with an assault on four police personnel during a temple festival the previous day. A case has been registered against the CPI(M) activists for obstructing law enforcement and aiding the escape of the accused.
According to Thalassery police, the initial altercation occurred during a temple festival when clashes broke out between BJP and CPI(M) activists, as per a report on PTI. Police officers on duty intervened to control the situation but were allegedly assaulted by CPI(M) workers, who also obstructed them from performing their duties. Twenty-seven CPI(M) activists were named as accused in the assault case.
On Thursday afternoon, when police officers attempted to arrest one of the accused CPI(M) activists, they were confronted by a large group of party workers. The officers were reportedly locked inside a room, and the accused was forcibly freed from custody.
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