The police in Kerala have registered a case against a Catholic archbishop, his auxiliary and 48 others in connection with violence during a protest against an under construction international seaport in the southern Indian state.
The police and protesters clashed at Vizhinjam police station close to the port protest site on November 27 night that led to injuries to more than 50 people, including 36 police personnel.
The violent mob also ran-sacked the police station and destroyed equipment and police vehicles parked in the compound.
The protesters came to the police station demanding the release five men detained by the police the previous day for violent clash in front of the port site. The protestors had blocked the entry of dumper trucks with construction materials.
Some claiming to be su-pporters of the port project acco-mpanied the trucks and threw stones at the protestors.
The clash continued alle-gedly in connivance with the police. Many had sustained wounds in the violence.
The police later charged Archbishop Thomas J Nettor of Trivandrum Latin archdiocese, his auxiliary Bishop R Kristudas, priests and other protesters for the violence.