The Koodal police in Pathanamthitta on Sunday arrested a 28-year-old man, who allegedly attempted to murder his estranged wife and father-in-law.
The arrested was identified as Santhosh,a native of Ezhamkulam. According to police, the accused unleashed a violent attack on Vidya, 27 and her father Vijayan Padamanabhan, 60, at their residence in Kalanjoor on Saturday night.
``The accused hacked Vidya and her father using a sharp-edged weapon. The woman lost her left hand and the fingers on the right hand. The injured have been admitted to hospitals in Thiruvananthapuram,’’ said an officer.
