Five persons have been arrested for allegedly assaulting the police and ransacking public properties and private vehicles at Thisaiyanvilai recently.According to Superintendent of Police Vishwesh Balasubramaniam Shastri, a group of bike-laden youth, who assaulted the policemen during a temple festival at Thisaiyanvilai on July 24, damaged the public properties while fleeing.They also assaulted the workers of a fuel station while filling up fuel for their bikes. After smashing the fuel dispenser with machete, they threatened the workers at knifepoint and escaped without paying for the fuel.The gang also attacked a car parked on Ittamozhi Road and damaged an autorickshaw and two mini cargo vehicles with the weapons they were carrying.The Thisaiyanvilai police, who received separate complaints from the affected, registered five cases in this connection.After arresting four persons last Sunday, the special police team formed by the SP on Thursday nabbed five more persons – Esakki Raja, 20, Muthuraja, 18, Esakkipandi, 23, Suyamburaja, 22, all from Mahadevankulam and Sudalaikannu, 23, of Thaamraiselvi near Moolaikkaraipatti.During investigation, police found that Esakkiraja led the gang including a juvenile and mobilised them with weapons for unleashing terror by orchestrating random attack on the police and the public properties.The hunt is on to nab one more, Mr. Vishwesh said.MATTER ENDSPAJS Published - July 31, 2026 07:36 pm IST