Two held for assault on village officer, assistant in Thrissur
Two men were arrested in Thrissur for assaulting a village officer and assistant while obstructing their official duties. The incident occurred when the officials confronted the men about illegal soil excavation. The accused attempted to run over the officials with a tipper lorry but they escaped unharmed.
- ▪The arrested individuals are Mithun, 42, and Nishil, 27.
- ▪The incident took place near the Vallachira Village Office on May 20.
- ▪Mithun has a history of criminal cases, including assault and rash driving.
- ▪The police seized vehicles involved in the illegal activity during the arrest.
- ▪The attack was reportedly motivated by previous enmity over illegal soil transport.
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Thrissur Rural Police have arrested two men for allegedly assaulting a village officer and a village assistant, obstructing them from discharging official duties, and attempting to run them over with a tipper lorry, near Vallachira, in Thrissur district.The arrested have been identified as Mithun, 42, of Venginissery and Nishil, 27, of Pazhuvil. The police also seized the JCB used for illegal soil excavation, the tipper lorry used for transporting the soil, and the car belonging to the accused.The incident occurred around 5.15 pm on May 20 near the Vallachira Village Office. According to the police, village officer Shinod, 49, and village assistant Shaji, 55, questioned the accused upon noticing illegal loading of soil into a tipper lorry.
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