Ranni hit-and-run turns revenge kill, four arrested
The New Indian Express Kottayam|December 17, 2024
Police said, an argument between two gangs led to the murder
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AFTER A hit-and-run car accident in Ranni turned into a murder associated with a gang war, the police on Monday arrested three persons for allegedly running their car over a 24-year-old man.

The incident took place in Mandamaruthi on the Punalur-Muvattupuzha state highway around 8 pm on Sunday.

The police nabbed the suspects, identified as Aravind, 30, his relative Harishree Vijayan, Axam Ali, 25, and Ajo M Varghese, 30, all natives of Chethakkal, from a hideout in Kochi. They are accused in several cases in Pathanamthitta district.

Ajo, who was abroad, came to his hometown only four days ago.

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