Kerala: Kannur BJP leader injured in attack, party blames CPI(M)

A BJP leader was injured in an attack by a nine-member gang in the district, police said on Thursday.

A BJP leader was injured in an attack by a nine-member gang in the district, police said on Thursday.

Kannur is a hotbed of clashes between BJP and CPI(M) workers in Kerala. (K Sasi/HT File Photo)

BJP’s Kannur mandal vice-president Sushil Kumar (48) suffered stab wounds in the attack at Talap on Wednesday and has been hospitalised, police said.

The assailants came on three motorcycles.

Police said a case has been registered but no arrests have been made.

BJP has alleged that CPI-M activists were behind the attack.