TN police open fire to arrest two men in separate murder cases

The two police personnel and Jayaprakash are being treated in a hospital.In connection with a murder case in Tiruvarur District, Praveen, who was also absconding resisted his arrest and assaulted police personnel near Pattukkottai.

Police personnel opened fired on an absconding accused here and another man at Pattukkottai in connection with a separate murder case, police said.

In Thoothukudi, based on a tip-off that the key accused in the recent murder of an advocate was hiding at a spot here, a special team of police personnel launched a search.

When the team tried to arrest him, the accused Jayaprakash assaulted two policemen- a sub-inspector and a constable-, and tried to escape from there.

Swiftly, the police team opened fired and subdued and arrested him, Thoothukudi district police superintendent L Balaji Saravanan told reporters here.

The accused sustained injuries to his leg. The two police personnel and Jayaprakash are being treated in a hospital.

In connection with a murder case in Tiruvarur District, Praveen, who was also absconding resisted his arrest and assaulted police personnel near Pattukkottai. Police opened fire wounding him on his leg and arrested him.