The Kerala Police claim they have moved for the arrest of 13 persons, including Left trade union leaders, suspected to be responsible for the attack on the treasury branch of the State Bank of India on the second day of the national workers’ strike on Wednesday.
The Cantonment police had registered a case of unlawful assembly, rioting, trespass and destruction of public property after 15 trade union supporters sauntered into the bank next door to the government Secretariat and wrecked office equipment despite a massive police presence in the high security locality. The police have so far arrested two persons in connection with the crime.
The FIR named several prominent trade union leaders working in various government departments as responsible for the attack.
Anticipatory bail
Law enforcers have relied on surveillance camera footage to identify the suspects and link them to the crime.
Meanwhile, some of the accused have moved the court for anticipatory bail.