Prisoner stabbed with wire inside Kannur Central jail
The incident took place around 3.10 p.m., when the accused, identified as Appu, allegedly stabbed fellow prisoner Manu K. Jukku with a piece of wire
In Kannur Central Jail on August 29, 2026, a 23-year-old inmate named Appu allegedly stabbed another prisoner, Manu K. Jukku, with a wire inside Cell no. 7 of the T Block around 3:10 p.m., according to a case registered by Kannur Town Police on August 30. The police registered the incident under section 118(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, stating that Appu believed Manu was mocking him prior to the attack.
Appu, a native of Vaikom in Kottayam district, was serving his sentence in the prison at the time of the alleged incident. The police have assigned Sub Inspector P. Unnikrishnan to investigate the case, including determining how the wire used in the attack was obtained and how it ended up being used inside the jail.
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