Kerala: Four cops stabbed while attempting to arrest accused in drug case
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Four police officers were stabbed, by a man who is accused in a drug case, while attempting to arrest him in Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram.
Four police officials were stabbed in Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram while trying to nab an accused in a drug case at Kallambalam on Tuesday.
The accused was identified as Mohammad Anas. He was arrested following the attack. The incident took place at around 6 pm on Tuesday.
Anas attacked policemen from the Kallambalam police station who were trying to take him into custody in a drug case. The police had received a tip regarding his whereabouts.
Chandu, Jayan, Sreejith, Vimodh and Vijith were the police officers injured in the attack. All four cops suffered critical injuries. While two have been admitted to a private hospital in Thiruvananthapuram, two others are admitted to the Government Medical College in Paripally.
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