KOZHIKODE: Stones were pelted at the official vehicle of Kozhikode district collector. The incident happened inside the collectorate premises. The police have taken into custody the person who hurled the stones. Police said that he is a mentally deranged man.

The collector was not in the car when the incident happened. Eyewitnesses said that he threw a big stone at the front and side windows of the car.

He had attacked a petrol pump in Elathur earlier. The police said that there was a rumour that he was a Maoist but later said that he is a mentally deranged man. There is a tight security in the collectorate following elections. Meanwhile, the incident has shocked the authorities as well.