Thiruvananthapuram: INTUC activist Unni who was nabbed the other day in connection with Venjaramoodu twin murder case had attempted to commit suicide, said the police. He tried to commit suicide while hiding in a forest in Madapuram after the murder.

Unni is an INTUC activist in Manikkal panchayat. Though he tried to hang himself on a tree, he fell down after the branch broke. He sustained minor injuries from the fall. He revealed about the suicide attempt during the police interrogation after he was nabbed.

Unni has direct involvement in the murder. He was hiding for 4 days after the incident and was later nabbed by the police from the hideout in Madapuram. With his arrest, the number of arrested persons in the case touched 8. One more person is yet to be arrested.