Crime

A Kozhikode police officer was assaulted by a man identified as Adith Joseph, a Kasaragod native living in Nellikode, and he was later arrested. Reports say the incident happened during a patrol near a beverages outlet in the Sarovaram area, where the officer and team were checking for public drinking, and the suspect allegedly grabbed and twisted the officer’s hand after an argument.The officer involved was Nadakkavu SI N. Leela, and the suspect allegedly leaned too close, threatened the officer, then forced the officer’s hand while resisting questioning.One report also says he allegedly blew smoke toward the officer’s face during the confrontation.Police arrested him soon after the incident and produced him before the court, where he was remanded in custody.Reports also say cases already existed against him at Nadakkavu and Town police stations.

Police have arrested suspects in a chain-snatching case and recovered stolen jewellery in related investigations. Recent reports from Bhubaneswar say four people were held in two gold chain-snatching cases, while other cities have also reported similar arrests and recoveries. In Bhubaneswar, police said they busted two gold chain-snatching cases and arrested four suspects.Elsewhere, police in Thane, Surathkal, and Vijayawada also arrested suspects in chain-snatching cases and recovered gold ornaments or the motorcycle used in the crime.These arrests were made with help from CCTV footage, technical surveillance, and follow-up questioning of the suspects.In several cases, police said the accused were linked to more than one theft, suggesting serial chain-snatching activity rather than a one-off incident.

A Kozhikode man named Rojith was arrested for allegedly posing as a police Sub-Inspector, seizing narcotics from peddlers, and then selling MDMA. Police recovered fake police IDs, an air pistol, handcuffs, and 2.5 grams of MDMA from him.Police said complaints had been coming in from across Kozhikode city about someone claiming to be a police officer and extorting money from drug users and peddlers.The arrest was made at Vaidyarangadi in Ramanattukara by DANSAF and Feroke police during an operation linked to the wider anti-narcotics drive.Officials said they found three fake police identity cards, an air pistol, handcuffs, photographs of Rojith in police uniform, mobile phones, and a printer.onmanorama+2Police also said he had allegedly used the fake officer identity to conduct searches and sell confiscated drugs for profit.

A West Bengal woman, identified as Minoti Sardar, was arrested at Kozhikode railway station after police seized 16 kg of ganja from her bag. Railway Police and DANSAF carried out the joint check, and police said the contraband was allegedly brought from the Andhra Pradesh border for distribution in Kozhikode.Police said she was intercepted after arriving by train in the morning, and the ganja was found in a bag kept in the general coach of the Chennai-Mangalore Express.english.Reports also say this was the second major ganja seizure at Kozhikode railway station in two weeks, with another 18 kg haul reported earlier.Officials suspect the woman may have links to a larger drug network and that more people could be involved.She was produced before court and remanded in judicial custody.

A man from Wayanad, Vineeth Kumar, was arrested in Kozhikode in connection with the sexual harassment of a woman on a KSRTC superfast bus. Police said the incident happened on the Palakkad–Kozhikode route, and he was later traced and arrested from the Kozhikode KSRTC bus stand after the woman shared a photo of him. According to the report, the accused allegedly sat next to the woman on the bus and touched her inappropriately. The woman filed a complaint with Kondotty police, who then issued a lookout notice and began tracing him. Police arrested him early in the morning from the Kozhikode KSRTC bus stand and took him to the Kondotty police station for questioning. The case is still under investigation.