::The Medical College police have arrested two persons — ‘Pananga’ Ajayan alias Ajayan, 36, of Nalanchira, and his brother ‘Pananga’ Rajesh alias Rajesh, 34 – on charges of attempting to murder Ajeesh and his mother Janet of Parottukonam after they refused to hand over cash that the brothers had allegedly demanded from them.
According to Sheen Tharayil, Circle Inspector, Medical College, the duo had allegedly attacked Ajeesh and Janet with a cleaver, inflicting serious injuries on Ajeesh, who is still in a critical condition at the Thiruvananthapuram Medical College Hospital while Janet is recuperating from a broken nose. The two, released recently after a six-year imprisonment for hacking a man’s hand, have several cases, including theft and chain-snatching against them. They were produced before court and remanded.