CHENNAI: The police have arrested five history sheeters after an armed gang went on an attack spree in the city in Rajamangalam and Kolathur areas, leaving seven persons injured two days ago.

The arrested persons have been identified as Srinivasan alias Chinna Karuppu (21), Vignesh (32), Periya Karuppu (22), Jeeva (22) and Muthaiyan (22) - all residents of Kolathur. All the accused except Muthaiyan are history sheeted accused in the Rajamangalam police station, having several criminal cases against them.

On Saturday night, the gang first barged into a house in Rajamangalam and attacked the occupants, Chandra (52) and her son Rajesh (26), with weapons. They were on the lookout for a person named Akash, and since he was not there, they attacked the woman and her son.

Later, the gang had

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