Would love to hear from your side via Insta, https://www.instagram.com/nascent_carbon/        Among the many brutal and gruesome murder cases that have rocked Chennai in its recent history, none comes close to the multiple murder cases by ‘Auto’ Shankar and his group between 1987 and 1988. Born Gowri Shankar in 1955 at Kangeyanallur village in Vellore district, Shankar settled down at Periyar Nagar. Starting out as a painter, Shankar later started driving autorickshaws, transporting illicit arrack from coastal hamlets areas between Tiruvanmiyur and Mamallapuram to the city. His autos were also used for ‘savaaris’ of young women exploited in the burgeoning flesh trade then. With the help of his younger brother Mohan, his brother-in-law Eldin and trusted accomplices Shivaji, Jayavelu, Rajaraman, Ravi, Palani and Paramasivam among others, Shankar soon established himself as the uncrowned king of all nefarious activities in Tiruvanmiyur. He ran prostitution dens from a line of huts in Periyar Nagar as well as from a lodge on L.B. Road with the connivance of the police. In 1992, Shankar's five accomplices were sentenced to six months of Rigorous Imprisonment after having been found guilty by a Magistrate. The accomplices were Shankar's brother, Mohan, Selva (alias Selvaraj) and the jail wardens Kannan, Balan and Rahim Khan. They were found guilty of criminal conspiracy and resistance or obstruction by a person to his lawful apprehension. Subsequently, Mohan was also found guilty of the six murders and was given three life sentences. Mohan had escaped from the Chennai Central Prison in August 1990 and was captured in Pune on 25 June 1992. Sources:  https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/final-days-auto-shankar-he-confessed-and-embraced-jesus-never-lost-hope-100723 https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/auto-shankar-s-reign-terror-incomplete-story-man-who-shook-madras-100298 https://murderpedia.org/male.S/s/shankar-auto.htm https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/auto-shankar-review-zee5-series-is-a-raw-and-gritty-portrayal-of-chennais-menacing-criminal-6587821.html https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/auto-shankar-a-ride-of-terror-in-the-madras-of-the-80s/article5049710.ece ‘Auto’ Shankar: a ride of terror in the Madras of the 80s Auto Shankar review: Zee5 series is a raw and gritty portrayal of Chennai’s menacing criminal Ex-convict Auto Shankar's autobiography takes Madras by storm