India, June 10 -- A dramatic scene unfolded in Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram as huge crowds gathered to resist the arrest of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) councillor Sugathan after facing preventive detention under the the Kerala Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act (KAAPA). The scene unfolded on Tuesday as police arrived to arrest Sugathan.

A BJP councillor of the Vazhottukonam ward under the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation, Sugathan, was taken into custody late at night after the Kerala high court denied him anticipatory bail in an alleged assault during a festival at the Vellaikkadavu temple in Vattiyurkavu.

The arrest created tension as unrest as huge crowds gathered around the accused's house when a team of police officials reached ...