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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Man arrested with Rs 2.54-crore heroin in Mumbai
Mumbai (PTI): Police have arrested a man and seized over 500 grams of heroin worth Rs 2.54 crore in the illicit market from him in Mumbai, officials said on Friday.
The police's Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) made the drug seizure in Santacruz in the western suburbs. The operation was conducted by the Kandivali unit of the ANC on Thursday as part of a special crackdown against drug trafficking in the area, they said.
Acting on specific inputs, an ANC team conducted a raid in Santacruz (East) and intercepted a man. During a search, the team recovered 508 grams of high-grade heroin from his possession, an official said.
The seized contraband, a highly addictive, opioid drug derived from morphine, is estimated to be worth Rs 2.54 crore in the international market, he informed.
Following the seizure, a case was registered against the man under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, and he was formally placed under arrest in the early hours of Friday.
The police are currently investigating the source of the drug and trying to identify the intended recipients of the consignment, he said.
