Gangster gunned down in Thoothukudi

The police on Friday shot down a criminal, booked in 20 criminal cases, including six for murder, in an ‘encounter’ on the outskirts of Thoothukudi.

A special team was recently formed to nab V Durai Murugan (40) of Kootampuli near Sawyerpuram as he was suspected of murdering Jegadeesan (23), a flower vendor from Pavoorchatiram in Tenkasi. Jegadeesan’s body was exhumed at Tuckerammalpuram in Tirunelveli on Monday.

The police caught hold of Durai Murugan on Friday afternoon after coming to know of his hideout at Pottalkadu Muthiahpuram village. ‘When an SI and three other constables went to arrest Durai, he resisted the arrest and attacked one of the constables and SI with a machete, thus forcing the police to open fire at the history-sheeter,’ Superintendent of Police S Jayakumar said.

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