Bengaluru: A video of an attack on Tamil Nadu Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) leader V.K. Guruswamy by a rival gang in Bengaluru has gone viral on social media raising concerns in the state capital.
The incident took place on September 4 when the DMK leader was sitting with a real estate agent at a hotel in Bengaluru’s Kammanahalli.
The footage shows a gang of five persons barging inside the hotel and launching a brutal attack on him.
According to police, the 64-year-old Guruswamy was thrashed and hit by a sword more than 70 times.
He was rushed to the hospital and surprisingly, Guruswamy survived the attack and is being treated at the hospital.
The agent had also been seriously injured in the attack.
Banaswadi police, who had lodged a case in this regard, had found that the attack was carried out by the gang of rowdy Pandiyan of the state and arrested three of the attackers named Karthik, Vinod Kumar, and Prasanna.
According to police, Guruswamy was having a close connection with politicians in Madurai.
The Tamil Nadu police have opened a history sheet against him and revealed that he is facing the allegation of involvement in eight murders.
East DCP Bheema Shankar Guled stated that Guruswamy faces murder, and murder attempt charges and is a history-sheeter at Kirutai police station.
The police official also said that the DMK leader had a rivalry with another gang for 30 years.
Further investigation into the case is on, the police said.
With inputs from IANS