Daijiworld Media Network – Kasargod (SP)

Kasargod, Mar 9: In an incident which occurred at Hosabettu near Manjeshwar in the taluk on Tuesday March 8 morning, additional sub-inspector of police of Manjeshwar station, Raghavan, assaulted and injured Moidin Ali Udyavar (21), Manjeshwar reporter representing a Malayalam newspaper, ‘Tejas’. Ali, who also happens to be the joint secretary of Manjeshwar Press Club, was at the receiving end of this humiliation.

The policemen had resorted to caning, to disperse people belonging to two different groups, who clashed with each other at Hosabettu ward, relating to a by election. Ali, who has got admitted into the government hospital in Kumble, said that Raghavan hit him with his cane, even after he had revealed his identity.

Manjeshwar Press Club secretary, Arif Machchampady, has condemned the assault of a press person by the policeman. He said that a complaint has been sent to higher officials, demanding action against the guilty police official.