The father and the grandfather of the victim in the Vandiperiyar rape and murder case were on Saturday allegedly attacked by a relative of the youth acquitted in the case.
The Vandiperiyar police arrested Palraj, 46, a relative of Arjun who was acquitted last month in the POCSO case.
The police said the incident occurred around 10.30 a.m. at Pasumala Junction, near Vandiperiyar town. Palraj attacked them with a knife following an altercation. They were initially admitted to the Vandiperiyar community health centre but the victim’s father was later shifted to the Medical College Hospital, Kottayam.
