Thiruvananthapuram: Eleven Members of the Criminal Gang — Allegedly involved in attacks on local residents and police serving in Neyyyam and Kottur were arrested by rural police on Sunday.
They have thrown gasoline bombs in the police on Thursday and went into hiding.
One of the police was injured in the attack.
People who were arrested were identified as Asif, 25, Uzhamalakkal, Waseem, 22, Poovachal, Ashiq, 19, from Perukaram, Sibi Vijayan, 22, from Aruvikkara, Renjith, 22, and Ahijith, 22, Ratheesh, 22, Ratheesh, 22 , and ANU, 31, from Amboori, Sambhu, 23, Kunathummet, Ajith, 23, from Vazhichal and Harikrishnan, 23, Veranakavu.
The gang attacked the police team after the police made several arrests following the report on sales of marijuana and forbidden liquor.
Many previous gang members were imprisoned after being punished in various cases.
They were accused of cases related to murder, murder attempts, murder, and won chains at various Kerala and Tamil Nadu stations.
Vysakh returned to custody on charges of murder attempts to motorists are also members of the gang.
The police said they provided medicines and arranged hiding for desired criminals in many cases.
The source said they attacked the police who were afraid that the preliminary operation would seize their safe hiding to brew liquor and other criminal activities.
Some of these members were allegedly involved in attacks on police in KattaDada, Panniyode and Thiruvananthapuram.
The police restored weapons and motorbikes from the forest near the Nellikkunnu colony.
According to police officers, after they began hunting for gang members, they scattered into different groups.
However, when they went deeper into the forest, they lost their way.
The police were assisted by the Department of Forest official in Nabbing the Chilling.
KattaKada DSP Prasanth, Nedumangadu DSP M Anilkumar, Neyyyam Si-s arrested a gang member.
In an attack on the police that occurred on Thursday night, several gang members threatened the three-member night patrol squad at Kottoor Junction, brandishing swords on them.
Even though the police tried to catch them, they fled their motorbikes.
Then, they returned with more members and threw stones at a police vehicle, injuring Jino Joseph’s civilian police officers who were immediately taken to the nearest hospital.
After the incident, Rural SP suppressed all vehicle units under the police subdivision of Kattakkada and Nedumangad into the service to arrest the attackers.
Even though the police cornered the attackers at Colony Nellikkunnu, the latter launched the attack using gasoline bombs and stones.
In this attack, a police vehicle attached to Malayinkezh Station was destroyed.
The defendant then managed to escape to the forest near the colony.
11 gang members want an attack on the police held
