KUALA LUMPUR: Jobless at 16, and facing the economic marginali-zation of many Malaysian Indians, Raju opted for the danger and easy money of life in the notorious “04” criminal gang.

He was nearly beaten to death by a rival gang a few years ago, his teeth and bones broken.

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