Overview
- Police confirmed one ambulance was set on fire and another was damaged in Nedumangad following overnight incidents linked to rival political workers.
- Tensions escalated after CPI(M) leader Deepu was allegedly assaulted at Azhicode; Aruvikkara police registered a case against SDPI activists.
- Masked individuals later damaged vehicles at the residence of SDPI activist Samad, including an ambulance, a car and a scooter.
- Nedumangad police filed separate FIRs on vehicle damage complaints from both sides and booked SDPI activists over a protest march allegedly involving sticks and iron rods at Valikkodu junction.
- Kerala Civil Supplies Minister G.R. Anil inspected the charred DYFI ambulance as investigators examine possible links to an earlier clash and step up patrolling.