Kozhikode (PTI): A journalist and three crew members of private TV channels were roughed up, allegedly by pro-strike activists in various places, when they were covering the general strike, called by Leftist trade unions here on wednesday, police said.

`Amrita TV' Chief Reporter Deepak Dharmadam was traded blows by a group of persons when he was moving around with his crew at Arayadathupalam this morning', the sources said.

The TV channel's cameraman Amarjeet was injured in his legs in stone-pelting as he attempted to get down from his vehicle, they said.

`India Vision' TV channel's cameraman Shafi and driver Ajayan were also injured in incidents of stone-throwing in the city, police said.

Supporters of the strike also reportedly waylaid the crew of `Manorama News' and prevented them from carrying out their works in the city area, they said.

Police had recorded the statements of the injured persons after admitting them in various hospitals for necessary treatment, the sources said.

Reports reaching here from neighbouring Wayanad district said Sainuddin, photographer of popular Malayalam daily `Chandrika' was prevented from doing his duty allegedly by a group of pro-strike volunteers at Kalpetta.

In other incidents, a shop was attacked at Olavanna near here in the morning while a teacher was assaulted when he was on his way to the Kuppadi Government School at Sulthan Bathery in Wayanad.

The protestors also forced closure of some banks in neighbouring Malappuram district, reports reaching here said.