KOLLAM: According to a complaint lodged, a revenue officer on quarantine duty was manhandled by a lodge manager recently. The complainant is Vijayakrishnan, the village officer of Kallada Village office. He had reached the lodge with an army man who had come to Kerala from Rajasthan.

According to the complaint, the lodge manager hurled abuse at the officer and manhandled him.

The Shasthamkotta police have arrested lodge manager Babu, who is a native of Pallisserikkal. The lodge had been converted into Pravasi Welfare Centre as per the order of the district collector.

Meanwhile, Kunnathur Tahasildar Suresh Babu has submitted a report to the district collector on the attack that happened in the lodge.