Excise officers inspecting vehicles at the Koottupuzha check post in Kannur district stopped a bus and a young man got off and jumped into the river below.[1][2][3] The bus was travelling from Virajpet to Kannur and was being checked at about 11 a.m.[4][5][6]

He left his bag and slippers on the bridge, swam to the far bank, then climbed onto a rock in the middle of the river and threatened to dash his head on it and kill himself if officers closed in.[4][6] Highway police sub-inspector Sadanandan, check post sub-inspector Jose P. Jose, an excise team and local residents overpowered him after an effort lasting about two hours, and several officers’ mobile phones were lost during the struggle.[4][5][6] The TrueVision account names check post sub-inspector Jose P. Jose, highway police sub-inspector Sadanandan, the excise team and local residents as those who caught him.[1]

A search found 10 grams of ganja on him, which officers seized.[4][2] Mathrubhumi gives the man’s home as Markkarkkandi in Kannur, while the submitted page says Thayyil.[4]

The man’s home is given as Markkarkkandi in Kannur.[2] He was said to have earlier cases at Valapattanam police station.[2]

Sub-inspector Jose P. Jose of Karikkottakkari was injured in the hand while officers tried to catch him.[5][6]

The search of the bag he left behind yielded 90 grams of ganja, which excise officers seized.[3][6] The excise account says he already had cases at Valapattanam police station in Kannur district.[3]

The bus was a Karnataka state transport (KSRTC) coach, and the man was 25.[6]

The man caught at Koottupuzha after jumping into the river with cannabis was Alishan Fayiz, 25, from Markkarkkandi in Kannur district.[7] He was overpowered after an effort lasting about two hours.[7] The incident happened at about 11 a.m. on Saturday, 7 November.[7] Sub-inspector Jose P. Jose of Karikkottakkari was injured in the hand during the attempt to catch him.[7] About 90 grams of cannabis was found in the bag he left on the bridge, a figure ETV Bharat and Thejas News both report.[7] He has another criminal case at Valapattanam police station, the report says.[7] Ward member K. A. Shaji said the accused should receive the maximum punishment.[7] The operation was led by Irrikkur sub-inspector N. A. Sadanandan, additional sub-inspectors K. Shaji, Saju and Pratheesh, and an excise team under the excise circle inspector, with local residents led by Payam panchayat member Anto Padinjarekkara joining the rescue.[7]

Sathyam Online reports that excise recovered 90 grams of ganja from the bag he left on the bridge.[8] The Sathyam account says further cases are registered against him at Valapattanam police station.[8] Sathyam Online places the check at about 11 a.m. on Saturday, when excise officers were inspecting a Karnataka state transport bus from Virajpet to Kannur near the Koottupuzha bridge.[8]