Kannur, Feb. 21 -- Thalassery Police on Friday registered a case against over 50 CPI (M) workers for allegedly locking up police officers and releasing an accused individual from custody on Thursday.

The accused, a CPI(M) worker, was wanted in connection with an assault on four police personnel during a temple festival the previous day.

As per police, "A case has been registered against over 50 CPI (M) workers for allegedly locking up police officers who were attempting to take into custody a person accused of assaulting police personnel a day ago amidst a temple festival near Thalassery."

According to Thalassery Police, the initial altercation occurred during a temple festival when clashes broke out between BJP and CPI(M) activists; p...