Dramatic turning point in EMCC MD's car attack case; complainant Shiju Varghese held from Goa

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: There is a dramatic turning point in the case of attacking the car of EMCC MD Shiju Varghese, on the polling day. Police have taken into custody Shiju Varghese, the complainant, from Goa. The police were investigating whether he has a role in the case. It was after this Shiju was taken into custody. Quotation team member Binu Kumar and Shiju Varghese’ manager Sreekanth were also taken into custody.

Shiju Varghese complaint said that a team hurled petrol bomb in his car on the polling day at Kannanallur Kureeppally Road coming under Kundara assembly constituency limits. However, the police did not get any hints of such a car passing that way at the time mentioned by him. Initial details collected from the locals also did not assert of any attack. Shiju Varghese stood as an independent candidate against Minister Mercykutty Amma in Kundara constituency.