5 Rowdies have been arrested by Chennai police for their revenge attack on another rowdy and his eventual murder, for an incident that happened before 8 years. The person murdered was identified as Kicha alias Krishnamoorthy who had been a well known rowdy involved in kidnappings, extortion, murders and there were more than 15 cases pending in court against him.

Post his marriage, he had left his violent ways and was driving a mini van, and yesterday he was driving his mini van in Arumbakkam Perumal temple street, when his mini van was blocked by a 5 member gang, which then chased him and brutally murdered him to death.

Arumbakkam police had been investigating the case forming 2 special teams to nab the criminals and as the enquiry was made focusing on the motive of murder for past enmity, they arrested 5 men - Shankar, Karthik, Kaviraj , Ajithkumar and Babu. During the investigation, Shankar revealed that in 2011, Kicha had murdered his uncle Nagaraj, and along with his gang he has now taken revenge.