KOCHI: Vishnu Aravind who was arrested for stabbing police while trying to lift a bike near the Edapally Metro Station at Elamakkara in Kochi, is accused in the actress attack case. Vishnu, engaged in crimes regularly, turned approver in the actress attack case. He stabbed ASI P M Girish Kumar two days back. The police arrested him while he tried to escape after that.

The police have found that it was Vishnu who sent a mobile phone to Pulsar Suni in jail, arrested in the actress attack case, to call actor Dileep. Police said that it was Vishnu who handed over the letter written by Suni to the actor’s manager. It was this letter that led the probe to turn to Dileep. Vishnu was Suni’s fellow-prisoner. The police arrested and produced Vishnu, an approver, in the trial court after he failed to appear. He is an accused in 22 cases.

The police caught Vishnu when he was pulling a stolen bike. He then stabbed the ASI. Girish Kumar, who sustained injuries in the elbow joint and the upper arm has been discharged from the hospital. Vishnu was remanded after a case was registered on charges of murder attempt.