Tamil Nadu: Sub-Inspector shot dead, police begins joint search op to nab the accused

Sub-inspector of police Wilson from Marthandam police station limit of Kanyakumari situated in extreme down south of State was on his check post duty at Kaliyakkavila, an area which connects Tamilnadu and Kerala on Wednesday night. He had a team of constables who were checking suspected vehicles which were entering Tamil Nadu from Kerala border.

During such check-up, a man from a Scorpio suddenly got down from car and started shooting towards SI Wilson and absconded from location.

He was taken to nearby hospitals and suffered severe injuries caused by 3 bullets, with one on head which later proved to be fatal. Wilson reportedly passed away before he could reach hospital on Wednesday night after unkwn person shot him.

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top officials immediately rushed to spot and started investigation, y also accessed detailed CCTV foots and found suspects as Thowfick and Sameen, who are already in wanted list of National investigation ncy in a terror module case. Police are yet to kw reason how or why Wilson was killed with a gun and from where y get weapon.

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CCTV foot recovered

Tamil Nadu police suspected that se assailants could have come from Kerala and should've returned back after murdering SI. Meanwhile, police department has released CCTV foots and also photos of suspects and three special teams have been launched by Tamil Nadu police to nab accused. foot clearly shows two men ran restlessly with knives and weapons.

Tamil Nadu DGP JK Tripathy and Kerala police chief Lokanath Behkra had a meeting today on matter, at Trivandrum and both have promised to have a properly coordinated effort to nab accused. borders in both states have been alerted to nab alleged assailants, who are also searched by NIA in ar case according to police sources.

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