IDUKKI: A man has been arrested for trying to murder an employee of a medical store. The incident occurred at a private medical store on Mattupetti Road in Munnar. The accused, a native of Kadalar, was caught by the women employees and handed over to the police.

The youth identified as Manikandan came to the medical store last afternoon with a knife and tried to kill the employee, Ajith. The CCTV visuals of it have been released. Manikandan entered the shop and tried to hack Ajith but he immediately moved to another side. The female employees of the shop caught him and then handed him over to the police.

A verbal dispute broke out between the Ajith and Manikandan the other day. Following that, the youth came to the shop and tried to attack Ajith. The Munnar police have registered a case and an investigation has started.