Two migrant workers were injured in an alleged assault early Saturday near a meat shop in Karoda, Manjeswaram, Kasaragod. The incident happened around 1:30 a.m. Dawood, 38, and Gurkhan, 45, both from Uttar Pradesh, had brought cattle from Palakkad. They were unloading the cattle when a group of six people arrived in an autorickshaw and motorcycle and attacked them. The attackers told them that the cattle should not be unloaded or slaughtered. Bystanders alerted the police. Upon learning the police were coming, the attackers fled. Both injured workers were admitted to Kumbala cooperative hospital. Manjeswaram Inspector Ajith Kumar said, "A case would be registered after recording the statements of the injured." Authorities are probing if the attack was planned to create tension. Police have increased surveillance in the area.