Kerala: Police arrest Pattaseril Jomol, collect evidence

IDUKKI: The police on Sunday collected evidence and recovered a bill hook which was used to chop off the left hand of a youth at Anakkara in Idukki.
Thazathepadavil Manu, 31, a resident of Anakkara Ezam Mile colony was attacked by his neighbour Pattaseril Jomol, 34, in a dispute over dumping waste on the house premises on Thursday evening. Police brought the accused to the spot where Manu was attacked.
Kumily SHO Sajeev Kumar said, “Manu’s family members recorded the video of the incident.The accused confessed to police that she did not expect things would get out of control,” said Kumar.
“Manu is undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Kochi. We trapped Jomol on Saturday night after she went underground at a friend’s house at Nedumkandam. As we couldn’t reach the house where she was hiding, we contacted a person close to her and advised to get herself admitted in a hospital at Nedumkandam. When she moved to a hospital we arrested the accused,” Kumar added.
“After collecting the evidence, we took her to the Peermade court. Section 307 IPC was slapped against the accused,” he said.