Over 13,000 Goondas Arrested In Kerala In State-Wide Crackdown

The state-wide crackdown has come in the wake of several instances of violent killings in Kerala.

Over 13,000 goondas have been arrested across Kerala between December 18 last year to January 9, 2022, the state police said on Tuesday.

The arrests are the result of a state-wide crackdown by the police on anti-social elements, a release by the State Police Media Centre said.

The state-wide crackdown has come in the wake of several instances of violent killings in Kerala, including the back-to-back murders of an SDPI and a BJP leader in Alappuzha within hours of each other in early December last year.

In the wake of the killings, State Police Chief Anil Kant had ordered strict action against anti-social elements in Kerala.