KOLLAM: An assistant sub-inspector of Kilikollur station here was hit on the head by a soldier and his brother who came to the station to meet the accused caught with illegal drugs. Vishnu (30), a soldier and native Kottakkal, and his brother Vignesh (25) have been arrested by the police in connection with the incident. ASI Prakash Chandran was admitted to a private hospital in Kollam with head, face and nose injuries.

The incident happened around 6:30 pm on Thursday. On Thursday afternoon, the police arrested four people, including a couple, with MDMA and ganja. The soldier and his brother came to see two of them. They raised a ruckus outside the station demanding the release of the accused on bail. With this, the policemen took both of them inside the station. Meanwhile, Vishnu took out the knuckles lying in his hand and hit the ASI on the head and face. He then threw him on the ground and hit him on the head with a stool. Other policemen subdued both of them by force.