Autorickshaw drivers go on brief strike at Kerala’s Thampanoor after assault by railway police

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: (Apr 11) Autorickshaw drivers at Thampanoor railway station went on a brief strike on Saturday morning in protest against one of their colleagues allegedly being beaten by a railway police officer the previous night, officials said.

An official at Thampanoor station said that a railway police officer had allegedly assaulted an autorickshaw driver on Friday night, and a case would be registered in connection with the incident.

“A case will be registered. We are recording statements. It was an officer of the railway police force," the officer said.