Kumar's vehicle is seen stopping near a man who has parked his scooter on the side of the road in the video. It seems that the two had a few words before the assailant pulled his sword and attacked the cop.
Digital DeskA video of a
cop in Kerala bravely subduing a man who assaulted him with a big machete has
surfaced on the internet.
The video was published
on Twitter by Swati Lakra, a Telangana IPS officer, and it received thousands
of views and over 6,000 likes almost immediately.
"How a real #hero
looks like...," Kudos to this Kerala Sub Inspector of Police." Lakra
captioned the video on Twitter.
According to sources,
Arun Kumar, the Station House Officer in Charge of Nooranad police station in
Kerala's Alappuzha district, is the cop in the viral video. When the attack
happened, he was on an evening patrol with his driver.
Kumar's vehicle is seen
stopping near a man who has parked his scooter on the side of the road in the
video. It seems that the two had a few words before the assailant pulled his
sword and attacked the cop.
Sugathan, a 48-year-old
Nooranad resident, was identified as the assailant. Before being subdued,
Sugathan managed to stab the police officer in the hand.
During their struggle,
the two males were seen sliding to the ground on film. After the cop was able
to subdue Sugathan, onlookers who had witnessed the attack came to his help.
According to Kerala Police,
the incident took place near Para Junction at 6pm on Sunday.
Kumar suffered injuries
on his hand in the attack which required seven stitches.
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