Man held for threatening public

Mangaluru: A man who allegedly threatened the public by wielding a sickle, and assaulted a youth at Surathkal, was arrested by the police. The arrested accused is Atul Kallu,30, from Jharkhand. He was travelling from Manmad to Kasaragod, and alighted at Surathkal on Friday.
City police commissioner N Shashi Kumar said that after reaching Surathkal, he allegedly threatened Venkappa and took away his sickle, and started threatening the public. He allegedly assaulted Imran who works in a garage. The injured man is out of danger.
The commissioner said that the public caught hold of him, and handed him over to the police. The public had allegedly assaulted him, before handing him over to the police. The arrested accused has been admitted to a hospital in Surathkal. Police sources said that the accused seems to be mentally unsound, and is currently under observation.