Random incidents of violence and disarray marked the first few hours of the Popular Front of India (PFI) sponsored dawn-to-dusk hartal in Kerala. The PFI had called for a general strike to protest the arrest of its top leaders on UAPA charges by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in sweeping raids on Thursday.
Police officers attacked in Kollam.
At Pallimukku in the Kollam district, two hartal supporters speeding on a motorbike rammed a police foot patrol, injuring two officers. They were under treatment at the district hospital for minor injuries.
