A BJP local leader suffered injuries when he was attacked by a nine-member gang in the district, police said today.
BJP's Kannur mandal vice-president Sushil Kumar (48) suffered stab wounds in the attack at Talap yesterday and has been hospitalised, police said.
The assailants came on three motorcycles.
Police said a case has been registered but no arrests have been made.
BJP has alleged that CPI-M activists were behind the attack.
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