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Police injured in attack while trying to resolve gang fight

Police injured in attack while trying to resolve gang fight

Time of India04-06-2025
Thiruvananthapuram: Two civil police officers from Nemom station were injured while trying to resolve a fight between two rival gangs at Laksham Veedu Colony near Kannancode on Tuesday night.
They reached there after residents alerted them about the clash between the goons. However, when the police intervened, the goons turned against the cops and attacked them. Injured policemen Bineesh, 40, a senior civil police officer (grade), and Vineeth, 39, a grade civil police officer, are undergoing treatment at the general hospital.
Notorious goon Kiran, 31, alias Patti Kiran, Midhun, 24, and Vishnu, 35, were arrested in connection with the incident.
Police have intensified the search for Manikantan, Rahul, Sujith alias Mottu and three identifiable persons.
Most of the accused are rowdy history sheeters at Nemom police station. "The goons fought each other with lethal weapons over raising pigeons. They live at Laksham Veedu Colony and are neighbours. Some among them are involved in drug-related cases as well," said police.
The arrested men were remanded after being produced before a court on charges under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections 110 for attempt to commit culpable homicide, 121 (1) for voluntarily causing hurt to deter a public servant from his duty, 115 (2) for voluntarily causing simple hurt, 189 (2) for unlawful assembly and 118 (2) for voluntarily causing hurt using a weapon.
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