Supporters of the two-day trade union strike attacked a Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) office at Alathur and assaulted the employees who reported for work on Tuesday afternoon.
Eight KSEB employees, including an assistant engineer and an overseer, were injured in the attack, which took place allegedly under the leadership of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] local committee secretary.
Those injured were KSEB assistant engineer Kunhu Mohammed, overseer Manoj, linemen Natarajan and Arumughan, casual workers Ashraf, Kuttappan, and Raman Kutty, and apprentice Sanjay. They were admitted to the Government Taluk Hospital at Alathur.