The New Indian Express ·
History-sheeter shot in leg for ‘attack’ on cop amid escape bid
DINDGUL: A 32-year-old sub-inspector attached to a special police team opened fire at a murder suspect, injuring him in the leg, after the latter allegedly attacked the officer with an aruval and attempted to escape at Batlagundu in Dindigul on Wednesday.
According to sources, intelligence inputs indicated that the history-sheeter Chikkananpatti K Raja (57) was hiding at his sister’s house near Batlagundu.
A special police team led by Sub-Inspector K Arun Prasad then went to the spot to arrest him. The team asked Raja to surrender, but he allegedly argued with the personnel and suddenly attacked Prasad with an aruval before attempting to flee.
