A civilian police officer injured in an attack on a detained man in Kerala’s Kochi

A Civil Police Officer (CPO) attached to the Ernakulam North Police Station was injured after a man who was detained on charges of disturbing public order near the North Bridge bit his hands while being taken in a police vehicle for medical examination on Tuesday (November 10, 2026).

This comes two days after another CPO on transport duty at the High Court bus stand was injured after a recklessly driven private bus rammed into him. The incident occurred after the constable stopped a number of vehicles to allow an ambulance to pass through.

The Ernakulam Central Police registered a case against Muhammed Iqbal (25) of Sashthamkotta in Kollam who, despite being allegedly under the influence of intoxicants, bit the hands of a police officer named Ajith Paul. He was sitting in the last row of the police vehicle from where he jumped to the middle row seat and allegedly tried to force open the door when the vehicle reached the Ernakulam General Hospital.

The officer was injured while trying to overpower him. The detainee also allegedly used offensive words. The police charged him under Section 121 (1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita – voluntarily causing hurt to a public servant to discourage him from discharging his duty, and 296(b) – using obscene words in a public place.

He was taken for medical evaluation after allegedly turning up unruly at the police station shortly after he was detained. He is said to have continued creating unruly scenes at the station even after being brought in after a medical examination, the video of which has gone viral. Following this, he was taken into judicial custody.

Published – November 11, 2026 0:44 AM IST