CHENNAI:
Police arrested a
notorious gangster, 'Kadhu Kuthu' Ravi, 47, when he landed at
Trichy airport on Sunday. He absconded in 2011 after he was
arrested in connection with a murder case. He had jumped bail.
Police had issued a lookout circular against him to all the airports in India.
The immigration officials at the Trichy airport informed police about Ravi's arrival. He came from Singapore on Tiger Airways on Sunday night.
While the immigration authorities were conducting document verification of air passengers, they detained him.
Subsequently, Ravi was handed over to the airport police who in turn arrested him. On being notified, Neelankarai police rushed to Trichy on Monday and took custody of him. He will be escorted back to Chennai soon.