The Kerala State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has registered a case and directed a Deputy Superintendent of Police to investigate an alleged attack on a tribal youth, Manikandan, in Attappady. Manikandan was reportedly accused of theft and assaulted, sustaining head and body injuries. The SHRC seeks details on the registered crime, actions against the accused, victim's treatment, and FIR sections, with a report due in three weeks. The victim's family alleged initial police inaction before media reporting led to the accused's arrest.