Man arrested

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Ajesh Kumar, 30, was arrested on Thursday evening at the Tagore Centenary Hall after police personnel found a knife inside his bag. The arrest took place a short while before Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan arrived at the venue to inaugurate a private hospital. The knife was found when police personnel, as part of security protocol, were checking the bags. The man, who identified himself as a graphic artist working for a Malayalam publication, told the police that he carried the knife for self-defence. A case under sections 20 and 30 of the Arms Act was charged against him. He would be produced in court on Friday