KOTTAYAM: Police brutally beat up by youth who tried to give ganja to the accused at court premises. Police arrested two people in the incident. Ponkunnam police arrested Tony Thomas (23) who tried to give ganja to accused Manu Mohan (33) while he was being brought to the Kanjirappally court.

When Manu Mohan, who is on remand in Viyyur Central Jail, was brought to the Kanjirapalli court for trial, Tony tried to give him ganja on the veranda. When this was stopped, Manu Mohan abused the police officers, attacked them and tore their uniforms. He hit the glass of the notice board placed on the court veranda with his head and broke it. Ponkunnam Police arrested the duo. The police also seized 32 grams of ganja from Tony.