Kannur: Excise officer kidnapped during vehicle inspection in Kannur. The incident took place at Kannur Kotupuzha check post. When he got inside the car and checked it, the car with the officer ran away. The officer was dropped three kilometers away.
After knocking down another officer who was standing nearby, they sped away with the officer. Yasser Arafat, a native of Beypur, who was driving the car, has been taken into police custody. Excise officials stated that Yasser is a link in the drug gang.
