Recent two murders happened in Trivandrum, have rocked the city putting the spotlight on gang wars. Sending shock waves across the capital, two murders were reported in different parts of the city on Friday night within a gap of three hours. The first murder took place at a residence in Kannammoola while the second one happened at a public road at Karakkamandapam near Nemom. In both incidents, gang rivalry and its retaliations led to the murder of two youths. It is reported that the key culprits in both the attacks were recently released after detention under Kerala Anti Social Activities Prevention Act.
Kannammoola, the heart of the city, has now turned the hub of criminal activities.Ever since the rise of goons like Puthenpalam Rajesh and Dini Babu, the area has been witnessing violence for the last one year. Dini Babu was once a member of the gang led by Rajesh. However he left the gang after differences cropped up with Rajesh on the financial matters regarding smuggling of river sand. Following this the gang divided into two factions.Though police arrested the gang leaders invoking KAPPA the members of the gang controlled the activities.It is reported that the stone quarries and sand mining mafia used these gangs for the smooth functioning of the quarries and all their operations and also for threatening the local people who objects or make complaints to the police or other authorities. Even the officials are also afraid to take any action against these gangs.
From these two incidents took place in the city, it is also noted that many new youths were involved in goon activities. A senior police official said it was the false glamour of power, flashy lifestyle and money which lured the many youths to be part of these gangs.They are also maintaining relationship with political leaders to accomplish their vested interests.Majority of the gangsters are lodged in jails after booking them in various offences. As per the statistics available a total of 43 arrests were made in the year 2015 under KAPPA. However the data indicates that the new LDF government also took initiative to book the gangsters under KAPPA and to put them behind the bars.
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