Kanhangad (Kerala), May. 25 (PTI): An 'attempt to murder' case was today lodged against the Managing Editor of the evening daily, even as the editor said he was being falsely implicated in the case after the daily's office was attacked by unidentified persons late last night.
According to the Hosdurg police, a case of attempt to murder was filed against Aravindan Manikoth, Managing Editor of 'Latest', under section 307 of IPC following a complaint by one Siddhique who alleged that he was fired in his feet last night by the former after giving a chase in his car.
Manikoth refuted the charge saying both his hands were badly bruised in an acid attack by his rivals in March last year and he could not even properly hold a pen.
He admitted that his son and wife had fired in the air from a licensed pistol when some unidentified persons attacked the daily's office here late last night.
Later, his son and wife chased the attackers in their car and again fired in the air at Kallanchira, near here.
However, police said the case was registered after they received complaints alleging that the editor of the evening daily, himself had disembarked from his car and fired on the complainant, who was later admitted to a hospital here.
Police were enquiring into the incident.
