Three men have been taken into custody for allegedly stabbing two police officers attached to the Njarackal station in Ernakulam district while trying to restore law and order situation at Elangunnapuzha.
Sub Inspector Jithin. V. and Senior Civil Police Officer Ragesh were attacked by a four-member group led by Prajith. S. 30, a.k.a. Munna, who is a history-sheeter, according to the FIR registered by the Njarackal police. The alleged incident took place around 8.30 p.m. on Tuesday.
The policemen were attacked when they reached a fuel station at Elangunnapuzha following an alert that a scuffle was going on there. Mr. Jithin suffered injuries to head and right hand while Mr. Ragesh sustained head and facial injuries, according to the police. The policemen suffered the injuries while trying to resist the attempts to stab the sub inspector on his abdomen.
Along with Mr. Prajith, the police have taken into custody Ragin Muraleedharan, 32, and Prajeesh Sajeev, 36, all natives of Njarackal. The trio have been booked in multiple cases and Kerala Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act was invoked against Mr. Prajith earlier. The FIR has named one more unidentified person as accused. Police sources said the arrests of the accused were being recorded.
The accused have been booked for charges including attempt to murder.
Published - October 21, 2026 12:24 pm IST