Parmesh S JAIN
Four people including gangster Leon Johnson were arrested in a gang-related violence in Kerala’s state capital on Thursday.
The four arrested are Thumba native Leon Johnson,apparently the leader of the gang;Akhil who hails from Station Kadavu near Kulathoor; Valiyaveli native Rahul Benedict; and Joshi from Balanagar in Vettukadu.
Senior officer told reporters,On Wednesday, the gang threw a country-made bomb at Sunil who had recently filed a complaint against the gang.
Though Sunil managed to escape unscathed,his friend Rajan Cleetus suffered serious injuries.
His right foot was splintered in the attack.
The 34-year-old who hails from Menamkulam is undergoing treatment at the Medical College Hospital here.
The incident happened near Kazhakkoottam, a stone throw away from a police station.
This is the latest in a long string of gang-related violence to rock the state’s capital.
In December, Sudheesh, a local gangster hailing from Kalloor, was hacked to death by rivals.
His foot was chopped off and thrown on the roadside at Pothencode, one kilometre away from the site of the incident.
Police said Sudheesh had a criminal record and the attack was part of a gang war.
Later that month, a father and his minor daughter were attacked near Pothencode by a gang of three.
One of them is a history-sheeter and also the main accused in a highway robbery that took place at Pallipuram.
