
Two held for attacking health worker
The Hindu
A female nursing assistant was attacked while on her way home in Alappuzha
The police on Wednesday arrested two persons in connection with the attack on a female health staff at Pallana, near Thrikkunnappuzha, in Alappuzha last week.
The arrested have been identified as Nishanth, 29, of Kadinamkulam in Thiruvananthapuram and Roy, 26, of Kadakkavoor in Thiruvananthapuram.
Both were arrested by the Chavara police in Kollam. “Nishanth was taken into custody from a bus. Based on the information provided by him, we nabbed the second accused. Both have several cases registered against them in Chavara and other parts of the State,” said a Chavara police officer, adding the duo would be produced before a local court there soon.

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