TIRUR: An SI suffered an injury after a youth attacked him and bit his hand after he asked him to get out of the car that was parked suspiciously. The incident took place in Tirur in Malappuram. Following the incident, the youth named Ajayan (45) was arrested by the police. Ajayan bit the hand of SI Udayaraj of Tirur police station. The incident took place in Beeranchira in Thruprangod in the wee hours of Monday.

During the morning patrol, Udayaraj and his team saw a car parked suspiciously in Beeranchira. The police team then went near the car and saw Ajayan sitting in the driving seat. They then asked for his details and asked him to get out of the car. However, when Ajayan refused to get out of the vehicle, the police opened the door of the car and tried to get him out. Following this, a scuffle took place between him and the police. Ajayan bit the SI's hand in the meantime.

With this, the police officers apprehended Ajayan using force. He was then arrested and taken to the Tirur police station. The injured SI is undergoing treatment at Tirur District Hospital.