IDUKKI: A civil police officer was brutally stabbed in an attack on the police team that came to arrest the accused in Chinnakanal. Civil police officer Deepak was stabbed. The attack took place around 2 am today. Deepak was stabbed in the neck, hand and leg and underwent surgery. Two other policemen were also injured in the attack. A police team arrived from four stations and took the injured to the hospital. It is reported that Deepak is stable and in recovery.

The Kayamkulam police team reached Chinnakanal in search of the accused in the case of abducting and beating hotel owner Rihas. When two of the accused were arrested, others gathered and attacked the police. They also rescued the accused who were taken into custody. There were five policemen including an SI in the group. The injured are undergoing treatment at Munnar Tata Tea Hospital. Four suspects, including the man who stabbed the policeman, were arrested. Police informed that the accused were also injured while trying to escape.