8 months ago
Passenger stabs railway officer on Kerala train
A man named Anil Kumar was causing trouble on a train in Kerala.
A police officer named Sanal Kumar asked him to stop.
Anil Kumar got angry and tried to stab the officer with a knife.
The officer got hurt in his stomach.
Other police officers quickly caught Anil Kumar.
He was taken to the police station and then to court.
The court sent him to jail.
The officer was on the Malabar Express train, which goes from Thiruvananthapuram to Mangaluru.
Anil Kumar (56) stabbed a railway police officer, Sanal Kumar, on the Malabar Express train in Kerala.
The incident occurred in the S5 coach as the train was entering Kottayam railway station.
Sanal Kumar was injured in the abdomen and sustained serious injuries.
Anil Kumar was taken into custody and charged with attempting to commit culpable homicide.
The accused was produced in court and remanded to judicial custody.
- Who
- Anil Kumar (56) stabbed Sanal Kumar, a Civil Police Officer
- What
- A passenger stabbed a railway police officer on a train
- Where
- Kottayam railway station, Kerala
- When
- Wednesday night, January 1
- Why
- The accused was creating a nuisance and was asked to behave properly
Key facts
- Victim
- Sanal Kumar, Civil Police Officer
- Accused
- Anil Kumar (56), Kodumon, Pathanamthitta district
- Train
- Malabar Express (Thiruvananthapuram to Mangaluru)
- Location
- Kottayam railway station, Kerala
- Incident Date
- Wednesday night
- Charges
- Attempting to commit culpable homicide
- Accused Status
- Remanded to judicial custody
Quotes
Senior police officer
A senior police officer involved in the investigation and arrest of the accused.
“The accused had absconded after the attack, but due to prompt technical investigation and coordinated action, our team successfully tracked and arrested him from Tamil Nadu.”
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