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Gangster ‘Kalvettu’ Ravi arrested
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The accused, wanted in 13 criminal cases, joined the BJP last year
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The accused, wanted in 13 criminal cases, joined the BJP last year A special team of the police has arrested gangster Kalvettu Ravi, who is a BJP member, at gunpoint in Andhra Pradesh. He was wanted in connection with two cases of attempt to murder.
Kalvettu Ravi, alias Ravishankar, 31, joined the BJP along with his associates in August last year. His entry into the party drew criticism on social media.
Ravi is a resident of VOC Nagar. In the initial years, he was a close aide of the then gangster Malaikan Selvam and had taken to petty crime. He gained notoriety after he was involved in murders, including that of DMK functionary Othavadai Shanmugam a few years ago, the police said.