Gang which cut cake with machete held in city

Police believe that the youth’s birthday cake cutting act in November last year was inspired by the birthday party of gangster Binu Pappachen, who cut the cake with a machete in February 2018. Police had gate-crashed the party and arrested many wanted criminals.

Last November, on Iyyappan’s birthday, his friends decided to surprise him with a cake. To cut the cake, they gave him a machete instead of a knife. One of his friends took a video of Iyyappan standing in their midst and cutting the cake with a machete and uploaded it on social media. It went viral soon afterwards, drawing the attention of city police.

On Friday, while Iyyappan, Sharathkumar and Samundeswaran were allegedly threatening a Corporation worker at knifepoint near Pulianthope, a police team arrested them. Police said the trio, all from Pulianthope, was involved in a robbery case.