A nine-member group, suspected to be belonging to some Left extremist group, attacked a Gelatin manufacturing company at Panampilly nagar this morning damaging glass walls and vehicles parked inside the compound, police said.
The incident took place at around 8.30 AM, police said.
The men with their faces covered and carrying iron pipes barged into the corporate office of Nitta Gelatin India Ltd and broke the glass walls using iron pipes and damaged cars parked inside the compound, Ernakulam Range IGP M R Ajit Kumar told reporters.
Some computers of the office were also destroyed by the attackers.
The men were clad in jeans and pants. One of them spoke in Malayalam and another in Hindi.
Police has sounded alert at all travel points, bus depots and railways stations.
According to the security guard, the men were raising Maoist slogans. They also left behind a letter written in Malayalam stating that there is a need to take action against the company as it was causing pollution.
City Police commissioner has formed a team, including members from state intelligence, to jointly inquire into the incident.
