The Kollam city police on Friday registered 14 criminal cases in connection with the Popular Front of India (PFI) hartal, while 12 persons were taken into preventive custody.
The cases were registered for obstructing public transport, destroying public property and illegally ganging up to commit acts of violence. While five cases were registered by the Eravipuram police and seven people were taken into preventive custody, two cases each were registered at the Karunagappally and Chavara police station limits.
The Kollam East, Oachira, Anchalumoodu, Kottiyam and Kannanallur police stations registered one case each. Three persons were taken into preventive custody at Kollam East and one each at Anchalumoodu and Kilikollur stations.
