Murder accused detained under Goondas Act

Coimbatore: The city police on Wednesday invoked the Goondas Act against a man, who was arrested in connection with an extortion case.
The accused was identified as Senthil, a resident of Anjugam Nagar near Chinnavedampatti. On May 30, Saravanampatti police had arrested him for extorting Rs 1,000 from Dhanasekaran of Maniyakaranpalayam in the city. He was booked under sections 341, 269, 392, 506 (ii) of Indian Penal Code (and was lodged in the Coimbatore Central Prison. During investigation, it was revealed that four murder cases and two attempt-to-murder cases were registered against Senthil. tnn