History sheeter shot at by police in Dindigul; SI suffers injury as accused ‘attacks’ with ‘aruval’, say police

In a daring incident, an accused allegedly attacked a Sub-Inspector of Police identified arsenic Johnson Jayakumar with an ‘aruval’ and successful a bid to support the constabulary team, the DSP changeable astatine the accused beneath his genu successful Dindigul territory connected Sunday.

Following a tip-off astir the question of the history-sheeter received by the SP Pradeep, a squad was formed to unafraid the suspect.

Police said that Vigneshwaran, a past sheeter figured successful 15 transgression cases including 3 murders.

The squad headed to Saveriyarpalayam adjacent Begumpur and spotted the accused.

Even arsenic the constabulary attempted to apprehension him, Vigneshwaran picked up an aruval hidden wrong himself and attacked the SI of Police and fled from the scene.

In a bid to unafraid him, DSP Karthik, opened occurrence astatine Vigneshwaran, who fell unconscious connected the crushed aft helium suffered wounded beneath his close knee.

Both the SI and the accused were rushed to the Government Medical College and Hospital for treatment. The doctors said that the SI of Police had mislaid blood, portion the accused Vigneshwaran was stable.

The Dindigul South constabulary person registered a lawsuit and are investigating.

A elder constabulary serviceman said that Vigneshwaran had planned to destruct a rival and was astir to permission the spot. The constabulary squad arrived good connected clip and prevented the execution and besides seized weapons seemingly meant to termination the rival.