KOLLAM: Police have arrested a three men team that attempted an armed robbery. Alappuzha Thottappally natives Arpit Nair, Mithil Raj, and Sreejith are the accused arrested by Ochira Police in relation to the incident. They attempted a robbery on a car with Koyivila native Prakash, his wife, and 2 other women, who were on a return journey from Ernakulam Vyttila.

Chasing the luxury car driven by Prakash, the team attempted robbery several times. Overcoming all these attempts, Prakash contacted Ochira Police after reaching Krishnapuram. Ochira Police was well prepared at the Ochira junction and took the accused into custody.

The gun found in their possession is inspected by the police for any previous occurrences of armed robbery.

All three were under the influence of liquor. Arpit Nair, born and brought up in Mumbai, is under treatment for cancer. The police received info that he is misusing the freedom given by the parents as he is a cancer patient. The car in which they traveled is also in police custody.