<p>Several police personnel was injured in an attack by agitators against the Adani Vizhinjam international seaport project on Sunday evening.</p>.<p>Hundreds of agitators barged into the Vizhinjam police station, around 20 km from the city, attacked police vehicles and damaged police station property.</p>.<p>As per initial reports, around 30 police personnel suffered injuries.</p>.<p>The attack was said to be provoked by the arrest of five persons in connection with the protests on Saturday and the decision to prosecute Latin Catholic Thiruvananthapuram archbishop Antony J Netto and other senior priests.</p>.<p>Thiruvananthapuram district collector Geromic George held discussions with representatives of the church till late in the night to ease the tension.</p>.<p>The police maintained utmost restraint as any action against the coastal community, mainly comprising fishermen, could have led to major law and order problems.</p>.<p>Media persons who were present at the site also came under attack.</p>.<p>One person was arrested and a few others were taken into custody over the violent protests that took place outside the construction site in Vizhinjam on Saturday.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, the state government has prohibited the sale of alcohol in Vizhinjam police station limits.</p>.<p><strong>Case against agitators</strong></p>.<p>According to sources, nine cases were registered against the agitators, while one was registered against a forum that has been staging a counter-demonstration backing the port project.</p>.<p>Both sections clashed near the project site on Saturday after the agitators blocked trucks carrying construction materials.</p>
<p>Several police personnel was injured in an attack by agitators against the Adani Vizhinjam international seaport project on Sunday evening.</p>.<p>Hundreds of agitators barged into the Vizhinjam police station, around 20 km from the city, attacked police vehicles and damaged police station property.</p>.<p>As per initial reports, around 30 police personnel suffered injuries.</p>.<p>The attack was said to be provoked by the arrest of five persons in connection with the protests on Saturday and the decision to prosecute Latin Catholic Thiruvananthapuram archbishop Antony J Netto and other senior priests.</p>.<p>Thiruvananthapuram district collector Geromic George held discussions with representatives of the church till late in the night to ease the tension.</p>.<p>The police maintained utmost restraint as any action against the coastal community, mainly comprising fishermen, could have led to major law and order problems.</p>.<p>Media persons who were present at the site also came under attack.</p>.<p>One person was arrested and a few others were taken into custody over the violent protests that took place outside the construction site in Vizhinjam on Saturday.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, the state government has prohibited the sale of alcohol in Vizhinjam police station limits.</p>.<p><strong>Case against agitators</strong></p>.<p>According to sources, nine cases were registered against the agitators, while one was registered against a forum that has been staging a counter-demonstration backing the port project.</p>.<p>Both sections clashed near the project site on Saturday after the agitators blocked trucks carrying construction materials.</p>