14-06-2025
Police arrest youths for public disturbance, weapon possession
Karur: Police have arrested several individuals for creating public disturbances and brandishing weapons in separate incidents across the district.
On June 13, acting on a tip-off, police arrested four youths for recording social media reels while carrying weapons, including knives and a specially modified machete.
The accused were identified as Gokulakannan, 22, Suryaprakash, 18, Gautham, 23, and Sujith, 15, all residents of Karur.
Several offensive weapons were seized during the operation.
In a separate incident days earlier, a group of youths was found obstructing traffic on a flyover while celebrating a birthday by cutting a cake with a knife. The accused in this case were Dinesh Kumar, 25, Chanduru, 23, Suresh, 22, Jineeth, 18, Ganesh, 17, and Akash, 21.
All those involved in both cases were produced before the court, remanded in judicial custody, and lodged at Trichy Central Jail.
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