THRISSUR: Police have arrested three persons who hacked a policeman. The arrested are Chovvur native Jino Jose (26), his brother Mejo Jose (28), and his friend Vellangallur native Aneesh (41). The arrested persons are accused in various criminal cases, including murder.

The gang, which fled after hacking the policeman on Tuesday, was caught by the police on the national highway in Nanthikkara at 1 a.m. on Thursday. After the attack, Jino and Mejo, who escaped from Chovvur in a Swift car, left the car on the road and escaped in their friend Anish's Audi car. After the information was passed on to various police stations, the Puthukkad police intercepted the car of the accused and arrested them at Nanthikkara during a vehicle inspection.

All three accused were taken to Cherpu station and arrested. Sunil (38), a driver and CPO of Cherpu Station, was hacked with a machete the other day. Sunil was admitted to a private hospital in Koorkanchery with wounds on his face.