Visuals of the dramatic incident happened inside the flight and the runway premises / Screengrab: Mathrubhumi News
Thiruvananthapuram: Police registered an FIR in connection with the Youth Congress protest against CM inside the flight. According to the FIR, the protestors issued a death threat to CM in Malayalam- “Ninne njangal vechakillada”, which translates roughly to “we won’t spare you”.
FIR elaborates on how the protestors attempted to murder the CM. The accused assaulted CM’s gunman and attacked his private secretary. The charges slapped are for attempt to murder, obstructing a public servant, criminal conspiracy and aggravated assault that threatens the safety of an aircraft.
Two Youth Congress workers raised slogans against the CM inside the aircraft in which he travelled from Kannur to Thiruvananthapuram.
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A video clip of the incident released on social media by Youth Congress State vice-president and former MLA K S Sabarinathan showed the two being forcefully pushed away by a person accompanying the Chief Minister and the duo questioning whether they do not have a right to question.
One of them, shortly thereafter, told a TV channel over phone from inside the airport that they were badly beaten up by Jayarajan and the gunman of the Chief Minister and his colleague suffered multiple injuries. He also alleged that they were denied medical aid at the airport.