Date:12/12/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/12/12/stories/2008121252500300.htm

Tamil Nadu

Held under Goondas Act

Staff Reporter

KRISHNAGIRI: A habitual offender was held under the Goondas Act in Krishnagiri district on Thursday. The Collector V.K. Shanmugam signed an order of detention under the Goondas Act, said the police.

According to the police, Mallesh Ravi of Alasunatham in Hosur Block was arrested in November and lodged in the Salem central jail for attacking and robbing Basuvaraj of Palavanahalli. There were two pending cases of murder against him. There were also seven pending cases of robbery in Tamilnadu and 12 cases of robbery in Bennergatta and Anaikal areas in Bangalore against him.

In view of these, the District Superintendent of Police Anisha Hussein recommended to the Collector that Ravi be detained under the Goondas Act. He has been detained under the Preventive Detention of Tamilnadu Act 14 of 1982 and lodged in the Salem Central Jail. He will be served the Goondas Act detention order at the jail, Mr. K. Radhakrishnan, added.