Man arrested for assaulting cop was an accused-turned-approver in actor assault case

On being cornered by a police team, he stabbed Girish Kumar, an assistant sub inspector of Elamakkara police, on his hand

In a coincidental turn of events, a man arrested for allegedly assaulting a police officer in the city on January 5 was found to be an accused in the actor assault case. He, however, had turned an approver later.

The accused identified as Vishnu Aravind (33) of HMT Colony in Kalamassery, was arrested in the early hours of January 5 while allegedly attempting to steal a motorcycle parked under the Edappally flyover. On being cornered by a police team, he stabbed Girish Kumar, an assistant sub inspector of Elamakkara police, on his hand.

“During the course of the interrogation, it emerged that he was the 10th accused in the actor assault case who had later turned approver. In fact, he was very active in motorcycle lifting and chain snatching between 2011 and 2015 and has 18 cases against his name. The cases are under various stages of the trial,” said C.H. Nagaraju, District Police Chief (Kochi City).