UDIYANKULANGARA: Unidentified assailant attack a retired SI's house near Amaravila check post. The attack took place on the 'Achyutham' house of retired SI Anilkumar at 2 am on Friday morning. Anil Kumar, who was SI in Thiruvananthapuram SP office, retired three months ago.

Anilkumar was with his wife, daughter and son inside the house at the time. The family woke up to the sound of windows and cars smashing. Anilkumar tried to open the door but his wife stopped him. The assailants escaped on bikes when the lights outside the house were switched on. According to the complaint given to the police by Anil Kumar and his son, the attack was carried out by a six-member gang on three bikes.

"I have no enemies. My daughter is a student of VTM NSS College, Dhanuvachhapuram. She had complained that the student union of the college was forcibly taking the students to their organization program. I told my daughter not to go to college on the day of they call for the program. But the leaders of the organization said that they have no problem even if she is a policeman's daughter. Maybe this is the reason for the attack", Anil Kumar said.

The assailants destroyed the car parked in front of the house, Anil Kumar's son's bullet and Anilkumar's bike. The windows of the house were also broken. Fingerprint experts under the leadership of Neyyatinkara Police reached the spot and collected the evidence. The police started investigating the case and checked the CCTV footage of the nearby area.