Excise officers attacked by MDMA case accused

Two excise officials were injured aft an accused successful an MDMA possession lawsuit attacked officers during an apprehension cognition astatine Akkulam connected Thursday.

According to authoritative sources, the accused, Akash Krishna, a habitual offender with aggregate cases registered against him, attacked Aromal Rajan and Gokul, some members of an Excise peculiar squad.

The accused, who was lured into a trap, turned convulsive and assaulted the officers. He besides spot 1 of the officers connected his manus and face.

Excise officials seized 12 g of MDMA and 25 g of ganja from the accused.

The injured officers were rushed to the Thiruvananthapuram Government Medical College Hospital for treatment.