Kochi : A 42-year-old man was arrested in connection with a robbery attempt in which he allegedly bit off the finger of a resident while trying to escape. He was arrested in West Bengal on Tuesday.
A case was registered at the Eloor police station under sections 309(5), 126(2), 118(2) and 115(2) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. Man held with drugs: A 39-year-old man was arrested with MDMA and Rs 5 lakh cash as part of Operation Toofan in Kochi city on Monday night. Police seized 30.43g of MDMA, 10.8g of ganja and 1.4g of hashish from the house where he was staying on Puthukkalavattam Parayil Road, within the limits of the Elamakkara police station. Thoppumpady police registered an FIR under Sections 450 and 376(2)(i) of Indian Penal Code and filed a chargesheet after completing the investigation.
Police said the seized cash was allegedly earned through the sale of MDMA. The police examined call detail records and other information and learned that the accused was in West Bengal. Based on the direction of Kalamassery inspector A L Abhilash, a team led by Eloor station house officer Sachin Lal reached the Naxalbari police station limits and took Urao into custody. The accused is Anson Antony of Elamakkara.
The accused was formally arrested, produced before the Kalamassery judicial first-class magistrate court and remanded in judicial custody.