Daylight brutality in Thiruvananthapuram shocks Kerala

Thiruvananthapuram: A 23-year-old youth succumbed to injuries on Monday , a day after he was attacked by a gang in daylight on a public road at Vakkom under Kadakkavoor police station limits. Police identified the deceased as Shabeer, son of Zakeer Hussain of Vakkom.
The attack, captured on camera and posted on social media, went viral. Television channels, which aired the gory visuals on Monday evening, later stopped telecasting it following an appeal by SP (rural) Shefeen Ahamed.
Police said the attack took place on Sunday around 4pm near Vakkom railway gate. Shabeer and his friend Unnikrishnan were riding a bike towards Nilakkal from Vakkom, when they were intercepted by the group of nearly six assailants.
Police identified three of them as Santhosh, Satheesh and Kiran Babu. Santhosh and Satheesh are brothers.
"Around three days ago, there was a spat between the two groups led by Santhosh and Shabeer during a temple festival here," said a police source. The matter reached the police station, where the cops let them go after a strict warning.
Cases were also registered against them for creating public nuisance.
It is alleged that during the spat, Shabeer pelted stones at Santhosh's residence and vandalized property.
On Monday , when Shabeer and Unnikrishnan reached near Vakkom railway gate, two of the assailants ­ who were working at a construction site nearby ­ alerted the others. The rest of the gang turned up immediately and attacked the two with wooden logs. In the video that went viral Satheesh is seen holding Shabeer to the ground while Santhosh bludgeons him with the log.
The identity of the person who captured the attack on camera is not known.
Kadakkavoor CI, S Sajad said that the issues between the two groups were petty. All the persons involved were substance abusers and "perhaps that was the reason why things escalated out of control," the CI said. Search is on to nab the culprits.
Youth stabbed by miscreants dies:
R Vinod (25) of Panachinoodu near Nettayam, who was stabbed by three miscreants on Nedumangad district hospital premises on Sunday night, died on Monday morning. Police said Kannan, Sarath and Prasanth ­ who were to attend their friend's sister's marriage ­went to a local beer parlour at 10.30pm.
When the staff reminded them about the closing time, one of them smashed a beer mug and cut his hand in the process. His friends took him to the hospital where Vinod and friends had arrived with a diabetic.
The hospital staff kept the accused waiting as they were busy administering insulin to the patient brought by Vinod.
Nedumangad CI Stuart Keeler said that when Vinod wanted to know more about the accused's injury, the gang members drew out knives and attacked Vinod and his friends.