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Auto driver’s tip leads to arrest of wanted criminal Arjun Ayanki
Arjun Ayanki, the wanted criminal who openly challenged the police to catch him, was arrested in Kannur early Sunday. Police acted on a tip from an auto-rickshaw driver who grew suspicious of…
The Story in Brief
Arjun Ayanki, the wanted criminal who openly challenged the police to catch him, was arrested in Kannur early Sunday. Police acted on a tip from an auto-rickshaw driver who grew suspicious of his passenger. CCTV footage confirmed Ayanki's presence, leading officers to a lawyer's apartment where he was taken into custody around 2am. He had been on the run for days, taunting authorities on social media. The CPM distanced itself from Ayanki a day before his arrest. He faces multiple cases, including gold smuggling, unlawful assembly, and threatening a police officer.
The Indian Opinion
Ayanki's arrest proves police can act when they choose to, but his weeks of open taunting and social media bravado reveal a worrying gap between boast and accountability. The automatic political distancing by the CPM, after his past links to the party, is convenient but unconvincing. The real test lies ahead: will the courts expose the network that sheltered him, or will this case quietly fade like his victims' families' hopes for justice?
Source: english.mathrubhumi.com
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