Thiruvalla: A 23-year-old man, who was riding in his car near Kuttapuzha, was abducted and attacked by a four-member gang which later abandoned him with injuries on the road. The miscreants also smashed the car he was travelling in. 

The victim has been identified as Sharath, a resident of Mannuthy in Thrissur. Sharath is a JCB operator. 
 
The local residents, who saw injured Sharath lying on the road, rushed him to the Taluk Hospital. 
 
Sharath alleged that a Thiruvalla-based goon, who has been charged in multiple criminal cases, led the gang that kidnapped and thrashed him. Meanwhile, it is learned the incident was an outcome of a dispute between the sand mafias in the area.