Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 1 A case was registered in connection with the hurling of a beer bottle at the BJP state headquarters at Thampanoor here late Wednesday night, police said.
At around 11.30 pm on Wednesday, two persons who arrived on a scooter allegedly hurled a beer bottle at KG Marar Bhavan, the state headquarters.
As per the FIR, police personnel attempted to thwart the attack, but the accused allegedly pushed them.
The case was registered against unknown persons under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
Police said efforts were on to identify the accused based on CCTV footage.
The incident came amid a series of political confrontations in the state capital on Wednesday, including an alleged attack on the Thiruvananthapuram DCC office by BJP activists.
BJP activists have been waving black flags at UDF ministers in retaliation for similar protests by Youth Congress activists against Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Kollam on Saturday.
Youth Congress activists on Wednesday blocked the vehicle of BJP leader P K Krishnadas here.
Security has been beefed up in the capital city amid the possibility of protests by Congress and BJP workers.
The BJP alleged that Youth Congress activists attacked Krishnadas’s vehicle in Neyyattinkara.
The SFI has also announced a protest march following a clash between its activists and Youth Congress workers at Palayam on Wednesday.
(PTI News)
