Express News Service By

PALAKKAD: A young writer, P Jimshar was beaten up by unidentified elements who disagreed with the contents of his upcoming book “Padachonte chithra pradarshanam” at Kootanad under the Chalissery police limits yesterday night.

The 26 year old writer Jimshar who suffered injuries in the attack has been admitted to a private hospital in Kootanad. The Chalissery police said that Jimshar was a native of Perimbilavu in Thrissur district and was living along with his parents. However, since his grandfather was living in Thaneercode neat Kootanad, he had come to see him.

It was at 11 p.m. on Sunday when he was standing to board a bus to return to Perimbilavu, four youths came and accosted him asking whether he would write a book with such a title and also questioned the contents. Then the youths began to beat him up.

In a statement to the police, Jimshar said that there were four youths and they questioned him on the book and began beating him. He said that the four youths resided near the house of his grandfather at Thaneercode but was not familiar with their names.

Jimshar who was lying on the ground was later taken to the nearby hospital in Kootanad by the autorickshaw drivers. He also told the police that there were a large number of threatening messages earlier through whatsapp. He added that he had publicized his works through the social media and it is during this time that the calls were received.

The book “Padachonte Chithra pradarshanam” was to be published by DC books on August 5, said the police. The Chalissery police had gone to the hospital and took down his statements. The police said that he was unable to recollect the names of any of the attackers.

The social media was abuzz with comments on the intolerance shown by communal elements towards free and independent writing and many lent support to Jimshar. The writer had earlier worked in a vernacular daily and also dabbled as an assistant director in some films.