THIROOR: An SI who blocked an SFI march got slap on his face on Tuesday. The CPM had held protest march, demanding the resignation of Block Panchayat administrative panel. The police had blocked the march when it reached the premises of Thiroor block panchayat office.

Following this, the police and party workers clashed between them.

When senior leaders were talking to the SI to reduce tension, a CPM activist at the back side of the protestors, shoved his way through the crowd of protestors and slapped on the face of SI Gopalan, who was talking without any provocation.

When the activist tried to assault the police once again, other policemen and leaders grabbed him whisked him away. Soon after this, the activist disappeared from the scene.

Recently, in a similar incident, police had filed cases against CPM and DYFI workers for beating policemen.