Man arrested for allegedly stabbing candidate

The Vadakkekara constabulary arrested a 52-year-old antheral for allegedly stabbing a campaigner successful the section assemblage polls to Chendamangalam grama panchayat connected Friday (November 28).

Manoj Valsan of Muravanthuruth, Vadakkekara, was arrested connected complaint of stabbing Fazal Rahman, 51, who is contesting arsenic an Independent successful Ward 10 of the panchayat. The constabulary fishy idiosyncratic enmity to beryllium the crushed down the incident.

Mr. Rahman, a erstwhile ward member, was ousted from the CPI(M) aft helium decided to contention against the party’s decision. The alleged incidental took spot astatine the Chendamangalam panchayat bureau pursuing an statement betwixt Mr. Rahman and Mr. Manoj. Mr. Rahman suffered an wounded to his near enarthrosis successful the attack.

Mr. Manoj was arrested from a backstage infirmary wherever helium had sought attraction pursuing the incident.