THODUPUZHA: Two police officials including a sub inspector have been arrested in the Nedumkandam custodial death case. Sub inspector K A Sabu and CPO Sajeev Antony were the two arrested. Sabu, who swooned soon after the arrest, has been admitted in the hospital.

The arrest was made after getting favourable statements on the custodial death. The arrest was at a time when there were allegations that the arrest was delayed even after 12 days of the incident.

The arrests were after investigations revealed their involvement in offences like consumption of liquor and assaulting Rajkumar.

The two were taken into custody last night. The sub inspector collapsed when his arrest was recorded Wednesday morning. He has been admitted at Kottayam Medical College Hospital.

The post mortem report of Rajkumar mentioned that he was subjected to third degree methods in police custody. Reports said the injuries seen in his body were of police brutality.