Scenes from South Indian cinema: Gang plays havoc in Chunnakam

It is often considered that cinema and real life are interconnected as the cinema is hugely inspired by real life for portrayal, but no one at Chunnakam in Jaffna would have expected to witness something they would only see in South Indian gangster movies.

It was cinema-type live gangster violence that unfolded on the main street of Chunnakam on Tuesday as onlookers watched. A group of armed thugs with sharp weapons such as swords and knives chased down a car caught in traffic, stopped it in the middle of the road and started assaulting the passengers mercilessly.

Once they assaulted the passengers, they tried to set the vehicle on fire with the passengers inside, but thanks to some courageous onlookers who immediately informed the nearby Police station, a Police patrol turned up and the gang fled the scene.

Police preliminary investigations revealed the attack was motivated by gang rivalry, and one of the gang members from another party who is currently on bail was travelling in that vehicle. Three individuals were admitted to the hospital with severe injuries.

Southern Indian cinema is influential to the extent that Northern youths who are unemployed these days are resorting to other avenues amid the economic crisis that prevails in the country.

Police preliminary investigations revealed the attack was motivated by gang rivalry, and one of the gang members from another party who is currently on bail was travelling in that vehicle.