A police team had arrived with court warrant to arrest Ambatt Ashokan, CPM's Nettur branch secretary, when they were attacked by over 50 party workers.
Bhatuk was part of the core group of the accused who hatched the conspiracy that saw 59 karsevaks burned alive inside a coach of the Sabarmati Express in 2002.
Disha Ravi had also tried to conceal details about her acquaintance with accused Nikita Jacob, who has been on the run from law enforcement authorities, as per reports.