Accused in attack on Chennai policeman shot dead
Chennai, July 3: One of the suspects in an attack on a policeman here was shot dead late on Tuesday when he tried to attack police with a sharp-edged weapon, police said.
According to police, Anandan was one of the suspects in the attack on police head constable Rajavelu on Monday night.
On Tuesday after a tip off about Anandan, police tried to apprehend him.
When police sought to look for the walkie talkie taken away from Rajavelu the previous day, Anandan took a long knife and attacked the police officials.
Despite several warning to drop the weapon, Anandan refused and tried to attack the officials, who were forced to shoot him down in self defence, a police official said.
On Monday night, police received a complaint about a group of persons creating ruckus. Rajavelu reached the spot and tried to disperse the group that was drinking liquor.
The group started attacking Rajavelu, injuring him seriously in head.
Later, police arrested six persons in connection with the attack.
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Mangaluru: Court sentences three men to life term for rape and murder of minor girl
Mangaluru (Karnataka), Nov 8: A local court on Friday sentenced three men to life imprisonment for the rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl here in November, 2021.
The district sessions court of Dakshina Kannada passed the order against Jay Singh, Mukesh Singh and Manish Tirki, convicted for the crime.
According to the police, the trio taking advantage of the extreme alcohol addiction of the parents of the girl had lured her into a tile factory, raped and murdered her and mutilated the body and threw it into a gutter near the factory.
This happened in Ulaibettu panchayat limits in Mangaluru rural police station. The police had filed a case under POCSO Act and IPC then.
