India, Feb. 23 -- El Mencho or Nemesio Ruben Oseguera Cervantes, the feared leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), was killed after a Mexican military operation on Sunday. His death has sparked off social media chatter, with many drawing comparisons to Pablo Escobar, the leader of the Medellin cartel in Colombia.

Following El Mencho's death, there was a wave of unrest reported. Vehicles were burned and armed gunmen were reported to be blocking highways in multiple states across Mexico. The response was one of the factors that triggered comparisons with Escobar.

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