Thief Tried To Kill A Cop In Tamil Nadu, Shot Dead: Police
NDTV
Investigators have identified him as Murtuja Shekh from Jharkhand. His aide too has been arrested.
A 28-year-old man - accused of theft - was shot dead on Monday in Tamil Nadu's Kancheepuram district, around 75 km from Chennai, police said, after a dramatic search operation.
Investigators have identified him as Murtuja Shekh from Jharkhand. His aide too has been arrested. Police claim Shekh was "shot dead in self-defence". Armed with a knife and a pistol, he attempted to kill a cop.
On Sunday, the police said, the 28-year-old and his aide allegedly snatched a gold chain from a woman at Sriperumbudur, near a lake. When her family members and locals confronted them, one of them - carrying a weapon - ran into bushes. Police who arrived swiftly blocked all routes
While a search operation was launched immediately, the aide, Aktar was arrested on Monday.