KANNUR: Two CPM activists were arrested for manhandling and assaulting police officers during the Manoli Kavil festival in Thalassery. Sahadevan and NC Linesh, natives of Kuttimakkool, were arrested in the incident.

Earlier, a case was registered against seven CPM workers for assaulting police during the temple festival. It is also reported that the workers threatened the police by flaunting their political connections within the ruling party.

Four policemen, including Thalassery SI, were injured in the attack. Some CPM workers purportedly gave death threats to police saying that the officers would not see the light of the day if they were to take action against CPM workers.

The police intervened in the festival when a conflict broke out between BJP and CPM members.