MANANTHAVADI: A six-member gang carried out an attack on the KFDC office causing damage estimated at five lakh rupees. The attack occurred on Thursday and the people involved have been identified as CP Moideen, Soman, Santosh, Vimalkumar and Manoj (Aashik). It has been determined that Vimal Kumar is a native of Tamil Nadu.

Manoj hailing from Viyyur, Thrissur joined the group within the past year. Soman, originally from Kalpatta has been evading the authorities for over a decade. Additionally, the police assert that this same group had recently been in Kelakam and Aralam a few weeks prior. On Friday, the police conducted a search in the forested area and anticipate further similar attacks. The law enforcement authorities are awaiting the results of the scientific examination conducted on the office attack which includes the collection of fingerprints.

Soman's involvement in activities centred around the Wayanad forest area was previously known to the police. They shared photographs of Soman and the others with estate employees leading to the identification of the group to which Soman belongs.