Daijiworld Media Network - Kasargod (SP)

Kasargod, May 4: The police have arrested an auto rickshaw driver named Akbar. Akbar has been accused of ramming his three-wheeler against police circle inspector of the town station, Abdul Rahiman, and injuring him. It is said that the murder attempt happened when Abdul Rahiman was checking vehicles and the auto rickshaw driven by Abdul Rahim transporting sand illegally came that way.

Police circle inspector, Abdul Rahiman, got admitted into the government general hospital here and was treated for his injuries.

Police were checking vehicles on Wednesday May 3 morning near Talangare Malik Deenar mosque when they signalled an auto rickshaw which came that way to stop. The three-wheeler which did not stop, hit the police circle inspector, and stopped after covering some more distance. The auto driver got down from the auto and fled.

The police later acted and arrested the auto driver. The vehicle and sand found loaded inside were seized. The police, it is learnt, had undertaken operation based on information that sand was being extracted from rivulets illegally and transported elsewhere. A case about the said incident was filed at the town station.