Civil police officer injured in attack by detained man in Keralam’s Kochi
KOCHI A civil police officer (CPO) attached to the Ernakulam North police station was injured after a man who had been detained on charge of creating public nuisance near the North overbridge bit on his hands when he was being taken in a police vehicle for medical examination, on Tuesday (November 10, 2026). This comes two days after another CPO who was on traffic duty at the High Court bus stand was injured after a recklessly driven private bus rammed him.
The incident occurred after the officer stopped a row of vehicles for an ambulance to pass through. The Ernakulam Central police have registered a case against Muhammed Iqbal, 25, of Sashthamkotta in Kollam who, while being reportedly under the influence of intoxicants, bit on the hands of the police officer named Ajith Paul. He was seated on the last row of the police vehicle, from where he jumped into the middle row seat and reportedly tried to force open the door as the vehicle reached the Ernakulam General Hospital.
The officer was injured as he attempted to overpower him. The detainee also reportedly used abusive words. The police charged him under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Section 121 (1) — voluntarily causing hurt to a public servant to deter him from discharging his duty and 296(b) — use of obscene words in a public place. He was taken for medical examination after he reportedly turned unruly at the police station soon after he was detained.
He allegedly continued to create unruly scenes at the station even after being brought back after medical examination, a video of which went viral. Following these, he was remanded in judicial custody.
