IDUKKI: A complaint was lodged against a CPM area secretary and others for allegedly fracturing a middle-aged man's arm and leg. Joseph Vechoor (51), a native of Karimannur in Idukki, was brutally beaten with an iron pipe. He was accused of commenting on a Facebook post. It is alleged that a gang led by Karimannur Area Secretary PP Sumesh beat him up. Joseph is currently receiving treatment at a private hospital in Thodupuzha.