Thiruvananthapuram: Before the shock wave created by a terrible gangland murder in Pothencode subsided, the place witnessed another episode of violence on Wednesday night.
This time, it was a duo father-child who faced a rough attack in the hands of a group of violent men on public roads.
Shaikh Mohammed aka Shah of Venjarammood and his 17-year-old daughter was the victim of the attack.
They left Kazhakootam towards Venjaramoodu when the gang intercepted their car near Kattayikonam and attacked them.
The police have registered a case and launched the probe to track the suspect.
Visual from the nearby surveillance camera and those captured on the cellphone by his daughter showed the attacker reached in the vehicle through the window and attacked the duo.
Speaking to Toi, Shaikh Mohammed said that the attack was related to Road Rage.
He returned home after dropping his wife at his workplace for the night shift when he faced the attack.
“Their car was parked in front of a restaurant beside the road.
Our vehicle reaches the place when they take a round.
They signaled us to retreat to let them graduate.
Even though I tried, I couldn’t move faster because there were other vehicles behind me.
Suddenly, they came out of their vehicle and began to struggle us, “said Mohammed.
The attackers did not save his daughter.
He managed to get out of the car and called the police emergency number.
The police reached the place in a few minutes.
But, the attackers escaped Self from the scene before the police arrived.
Mohammed added that the attackers seemed to be drunk.
While the police were very supportive when they entertained his daughter, who was shaken by the attack, he was disappointed with a public response, who stood secretly and witnessed the violence.
” My son, who is a class VI student, also with us just a few moments before the attack happened.
We lowered it at his friend’s residence, who celebrated his birthday, at Chenkottukonam, “Mohammed said, adding that the child would be traumatized, if he witnessed violence that.
The inspector of Kyam’s Pothencode station officer said that three of the four suspects had been identified.
They are Faisal, Noufal and Ashique.
” Faisal is a known criminal, who was involved in the robbery case reported near Mangalapuram earlier this year, “said the inspector.
The last crime continued to show that special drives were carried out by police to curb criminal activities in the district had little effect on criminals.
The special drive was launched a week ago following the sudheesh murder at Kalloor near Pothencode.
As part of a special drive, the police have carried out a lot of catching criminals sought and preventive detention in the past week.
Raids is also often done in sensitive locations to check activities related to marijuana and peddling drugs.