Police personnel injured during BJP march

Kozhikode: Two personnel attached to the Armed Reserve Police Camp were injured during a march taken out by BJP activists on Tuesday.

They were protesting against the alleged apathy of the district administration in resuming the government land housing the sales and service outlet of Indus Motors owned by Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) leader and Rajya Sabha MP P.V. Abdul Wahab at Cheruvannur on the outskirts of the city. Head constable Manoj and constable Jabeer were admitted to the Government Beach Hospital. Two buses of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC), security cabin and windowpanes of the Indus Motors building were damaged in stone-throwing. The incident took place when a mob threw stones at the police party and the buildings after the march dispersed at 12.15 p.m.