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Seven arrested in connection with attack on Mayor

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Press Trust of India Thiruvananthapuram
Last Updated : Nov 20 2017 | 10:42 PM IST
An RSS worker was arrested tonight in connection with the recent attack on the city corporation Mayor V K Prashant, police said.
Prashant was attacked allegedly by BJP workers at the corporation council here on Saturday. Four women councillors and a staff member were injured in the melee during a discussion on installing high mast lights in the city.
The accused had been identified Anand, police said.
Meanwhile, a BJP woman councillor, who was injured in the melee and undergoing treatment alleged that she was assaulted by CPI(M) councillors who addressed her by her caste name.
She alleged though she submitted a complaint to police, no case was registered.

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First Published: Nov 20 2017 | 10:42 PM IST

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