Three men were arrested over the beating of a youth who was attacked on the allegation that he had given the excise department information about cannabis sales.[1] The man attacked was 46-year-old A K Muhammed Musthafa of Aakkool House in Karikkulam, Pappinisseri West, Kannur district.[1] Those arrested are 35-year-old Vijil of Vadi House in Narath Onapparamba, 36-year-old Saneem who lives in the Kattampalli quarters, and 35-year-old Afsal of Mukkannan House in Kattampalli.[1] Sub-inspector T M Vipin made the arrests in an investigation overseen by Valapattanam inspector P Vijesh.[1]

The attack took place at 2 pm on 2 November.[1] Vijil is an accused in several narcotics cases and had most recently been caught with drugs by the excise department.[1] After three months in jail, Vijil came out and attacked Muhammed Musthafa together with friends.[1]

The three took Muhammed Musthafa to the house of a man named Rajesh at Balankinar, where Vijil tied stones in cloth and struck his head and face, injuring him.[1] That same night at about 9.30 pm they entered Muhammed Musthafa’s house and assaulted him again, and the arrests were made in these cases.[1]