A gang of three attacked a person in Veerabadrar Street, Mylapore on Monday at about 7.30 p.m., grievously injuring him.
The attach took place in the open in this narrow street that runs off R. H. Road.
The injured was taken In an ambulance to the Government Hospital in Royappettah by the police who had rushed to the spot on being alerted to the attack.
Mylapore Police Inspector Ravi who was at the crime scene said the three attackers escaped. His men are securing CCTV footage from cameras fitted in this street to help identify the accused and trace them. Previous enmity seems to be the reason for the attack.
Some shopkeepers downed the shutters when the attack rattled people and some of them screamed and fled the spot.
– By Baskar Seshadri
