Dalit activist Bindu Ammini, the first woman to enter the Sabarimala Temple after it opened for women in 2018, was attacked in Kerala on Wednesday, 5 January.
Ammini was assaulted by a man at the Kozhikode beach, news agency PTI reported, citing the police.
Purported videos of the incident that have surfaced on social media show a man hitting the activist as she defends herself against him, till another man in the vicinity pulls the assailant back.
The Kozhikode Police has registered a case on the basis of Ammini's complaint, and have said that they are searching for the perpetrator after checking CCTV visuals of the area, The Hindu reported.