Pathanamthitta ∙ After being released on bail, the thief who attacked those who helped him was arrested. Akhil, alias Kannan, a native of Chala, was arrested. He is the accused in the case of severely mutilating the SNDP Yuga branch president and setting fire to vehicles.
He was arrested from Karuwata. Adoor police caught the violent accused after a lot of work. Last month, the accused had attacked four houses in Adoor Peringanat, Pathanamthitta. The suspect who hacked the head of SNDP branch president Radhakrishnan had stolen a scooter from one house and set fire to two-wheelers from another house.
The accused who came to Peringanat for theft months ago was caught by the locals and handed over to the police. Locals said that the accused challenged him while in police custody that he would retaliate if he came out. Protesting the delay in arresting the accused, the SNDP activists had marched to the police station.
English Summary: Man held in Pathanamthitta for attack