Migrant worker held on charge of vandalising village office

The Town police on Saturday arrested a migrant worker who allegedly damaged flowerpots and glasses inside the Nagaram village office in Kozhikode city. The accused was identified as Parimal Kirthania, 27, from West Bengal. The alleged incident took place on Friday evening when the employees were at work. The police said he was reportedly addicted to drugs, which led to the aggressive behaviour. The man, charged under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act, 1984, was remanded in judicial custody, they said.