The New Indian Express ·
Armed gang gathers to celebrate jailed criminal’s birthday in Tirunelveli, eight held
TIRUNELVELI: Tirunelveli district police averted a possible crime by arresting eight persons, including five history-sheeters, who allegedly gathered with sickles to celebrate the birthday of jailed A+ category rowdy Naveen near Cheranmahadevi on Saturday night.
The arrested persons were identified as Balamurugan (C-category history-sheeter), Baskar (C-category), Ulli Pichaiya (B-category), Vel Ganesh (C-category), Mahesh Kannan, Subbaiah, alias Surya, (C-category), Muppidesh and Pechikutty, alias Ram.
According to a police statement, the group had gathered under a bridge on the Cheranmahadevi-Kooniyur road around 8.50 pm to cut a cake and celebrate Naveen’s birthday. Some of them were allegedly carrying sickles and were preparing to engage in criminal activities.
