T’puram: Three men accused of allegedly attacking a 38-year-old man with a sword and setting the car he was travelling in on fire at Kottukal near Neyyattinkara last week were arrested after a dramatic police operation, police said.The accused were identified as Ashwin, 24, a Kattakada native, and brothers Abhishek, 22, and Akshay, 26, both residents of Neyyattinkara.According to Vellarada Police, the three had been on the run since the incident on Oct 29. They had allegedly fled to Chengavela in Tamil Nadu soon after the attack.The police said the trio had around Rs 3,500 with them when they fled, but the money was exhausted during their stay in Tamil Nadu. The accused then allegedly decided to return to Neyyattinkara to borrow money from a friend.They travelled towards Keralam through Kanyakumari by bus, the police said. Acting on a tip-off, a police team led by SHO Sreekumar Nair intercepted the bus and arrested the three accused.The arrests came about a week after the brutal attack on Pradeep, 38, who sustained serious injuries after being allegedly assaulted by the three-member gang.According to the initial police account, the incident occurred at around 1.30am on Oct 29 at Koduvilakam in Kottukal. Pradeep was returning home when he found the accused allegedly standing on the road and causing an obstruction.When he asked them to move aside, an argument broke out after the men allegedly abused him, the police said. The argument allegedly escalated into a violent attack, with Pradeep suffering multiple injuries. The car in which Pradeep had been travelling was allegedly set on fire after he was taken to hospital.
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