Chennai, Aug. 7 -- A day after an Special Sub-Inspector (SSI) on duty
was hacked to deathf or inervening in a dispute between a father and his
sons at Gudimangalam village in Tiruppur district, one of the accused
was shot dead in an encounter by the police today.
The accused killed in the encounter was identified as Manikandan, who
hacked to death senior police officer -- 57-year-old SSI Shanmugavel when
he tried to intervene in a dispute between a father and his two sons.
Police said Manikandan, who fled the scene after killing the SSI, was arrested
late last night along with his father--undergoing treatment at a hospital--and
brother late last night in connection with the murder of SSI.
Manikandan was arrested from his hide ou...