Vellore SP calling on the injured ASI at hospital on Tuesday
Police said the accused, S Poovarasan (28), also a resident of Senguntram village, had a longstanding enmity with Gnanavel and had decided to eliminate him. Poovarasan faces 13 cases registered at various police stations, including those involving murder, attempt to murder, highway robbery, ganja sale and intimidation using a country-made gun. However, Poovarasan assaulted Assistant Sub-Inspector Raja and attempted to flee. Police shot him in the right leg and apprehended him. He had also been detained several times under the Goondas Act. Gudiyatham Taluk police have registered a case and are investigating. Police have also received information that several people in the village may possess country-made weapons, and further inquiries are underway.
VELLORE: A Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) functionary was shot dead and another sustained grievous injuries after a history-sheeter allegedly opened fire with a country-made gun near Gudiyatham in Vellore district on Monday night. The accused was injured and apprehended after police opened fire when he allegedly assaulted a police officer and attempted to escape during a weapon recovery operation on Tuesday morning. Police arrested Poovarasan on Monday night. On Tuesday morning, a police team took him to the crime scene to identify the spot where he had hidden the country-made gun allegedly used in the crime.