CHENNAI: An armed gang barged into a house in Rajamangalam on Saturday night and attacked its occupants, including a mother and her son, the police said. The same gang allegedly attacked five more persons in other neighbourhoods.

While the same gang was involved in both armed attacks, preliminary investigations revealed that the victims were not connected. Police said the first attack took place around 10.30 pm. About six persons arrived on two motorbikes and barged into a house on Sivasakthi Nagar 1st Street. They first attacked Chandra (52) who was in the hall, injuring her on the head.

The gang then went into one of the rooms and attacked Chandra's son Rajesh who was watching the TV. Rajesh suffered cuts to his torso but raised an alarm, prompting the gang to flee on their motorbikes

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