7 BJP workers held for murder attempt on Muslim youth, attack on cops

Kasaragod, Jun 16: As many as seven workers of Bharatiya Janata Party have been arrested by police in Kasaragod in connection with two separate incidents of violence in the in the district.

Murder attempt

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.

Attack on cops

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.