Probe against panchayat president, others in connection with Kuttoor midnight house attack

The Thiruvalla police have launched a probe into an incident in which a group of suspected CPI(M) activists, including the president of a grama panchayat, unleashed a violent attack on a family in Kut

The Thiruvalla police have launched a probe into an incident in which a group of suspected CPI(M) activists, including the president of a grama panchayat, unleashed a violent attack on a family in Kuttoor near here. The incident took place around 11.30 p.m. on Sunday when the assailants, reportedly including K.G. Sanju, president of the Kuttoor panchayat, barged into the house of the 71-year-old Remanan and launched an assault using metal rods and sharp-edged weapons. Mr. Remanan, who suffered a hack injury on his right hand, has been admitted to the taluk hospital, Thiruvalla. Prior to the attack, the assailants were also alleged to have hurled explosives at the victim’s house.