The two -- K M Shobin (24) and Shanavaz (28) -- were arrested from the Coimbatore railway station on Monday night, police sources said on Tuesday. They were brought to Muvattupuzha in Kerala early in the morning and are being interrogated.
Shobin, a B-Tech graduate from Kothamangalam, and Shanavaz alias Shemy from Valluvalli near Parur, will be produced before the judicial first class magistrate's court, Muvattupuzha, in the evening.
So far 22 persons have been arrested in the case.
The lecturer was attacked on July 4 as he was returning with his family after attending Sunday mass. His severed hand has been sutured back and he is recovering.
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