THRISSUR: Akash Thillankeri's savagery in Viyyur Central Jail. The complaint is that the accused who was jailed under KAAPA assaulted the assistant jailer. It is reported that assistant jailer Rahul's nose was broken by Akash, accused in gold smuggling and murder cases, and his friend.

A dispute over the working of a fan in the cell led to the violence. Initial information is that Akash hit the Assistant Jailer's head on the wall. The injured assistant jailer sought primary treatment at Thrissur Medical College. Viyyur police have registered a case in the incident.

Meanwhile, Akash Thillankeri and his accomplice Jijo Thillankeri, who were jailed in Kannur Central Jail under KAAPA, were shifted to Viyyur Central Jail in Thrissur last month. The jail transfer was in accordance with the rule that KAAPA prisoners should not be kept in jails in their own districts. Both of them were lodged in the high-security 10th block of Kannur Jail.

There are fourteen cases against Akash, including two murders and 23 cases against Jijo. CPM turned against Akash when he made a Facebook post saying that Shuhaib's killing was done on the party's call. Akash Tillankeri is the first accused in the Shuhaib murder case.