Kottakkal: Six persons have been taken into custody in the case relating to attack on Mathrubhumi’s Kottakkal office. Kottakkal natives Ahmedali (28), Ibrahim (33), Faizal (30), Abdul Jaleel (25), Haneefa (31) and Kozhikkodan Hamza (49) were taken into custody by the police.

A group of people had vandalized the office of Mathrubhumi alleging that the Mathrubhumi crew was capturing the video of them destroying a private bus which caused an accident there. The people had also laid siege to the road to protest against the accident. The mob also barged into the office and went on the rampage damaging office furniture, including glass cabinets and telephones.