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Many other media persons including K B Sreedharan of Mathrubhumi also came under attack.Police resorted to baton charge after protesters stopped a KSRTC bus and forced women passengers to get off. Speaking to media at Sannidhanam on Wednesday evening, Surendran said the state government is bound to executive the apex court order.Meanwhile, Save Sabarimala forum member Rahul Easwar claimed that he was stopped by police from proceeding to Sabarimala at Nilackal along with his grandmother. Women journalists who suffered injuries in the attack have been identified as Saritha Balan of The News Minute, Pooja Prasanna of Republic TV, Radhika Ramaswamy of CNN-News 18 and Maushumi Singh of India Today. Within an hour, police cleared all the protestors. NILACKAL: Groups of unruly protesters continued to hold Nilackal to ransom on Wednesday, pelting stones at vehicles and police and forcibly stopping vehicles, including one that belonged to police, to check for presence of women in the age group of 10 to 50.The agitators didn’t spare even the media persons who were stationed there..