<![CDATA[A group of youth with a criminal record attacked a policeman Mr.Rajavelu in Royapettah on Monday night.The leader of the gang was 24-year-old. They were shot dead in an encounter by a special team of the Chennai police in Taramani on Tuesday night. According to the police, though most members of the gang that attacked Mr. Rajavelu were arrested on Monday, Anandan and his assistant Arul, the two prime accused, were absconding. On Tuesday evening, the police received information that Anandan was hiding in Sholinganallur. A special team, headed by Mylapore DCP. Mr.Saravanan, was formed. The team also included Kotturpuram AC Mr.K.N. Sudarshan. According to the police, Mr.Rajavelu, had gone to attend a call that had complained of eve-teasing in Royappettah.He was brutally attacked by a gang who had a previous criminal record. Following this, the police arrested Mahesh, 24, Seenu, 19, Ajithkumar, 24, Velu, 25, Udaya, 23, and Aravindhan 21. However, Anandan and his assistant Arul, who were the prime accused, were absconding. On Tuesday evening, the police received information that Anandan was hiding in a paying guest accommodation in Sholinganallur. Following this, a special team was formed by City Police Commissioner Mr.A.K. Viswanathan. The team secured Anandan, and during inquiry, they came to know that he was in possession of a walkie-talkie he had stolen from Mr. Rajavelu. Additional Commissioner of Police, South Mr. M.C. Sarangan said that Anandan told us that he had hidden it in a deserted location near the Central Polytechnic College in Tamarani. The police team took Anandan there for recovering the walkie-talkie. Once the team reached the spot, Anandan went near a sawed off tree trunk probably to take out hidden weapons.Mr. Sarangan said that Anandan suddenly took a sharp weapon and attacked Sub-Inspector Mr.Ilayaraja on the hand. Seeing this, Mr.Sudarshan asked him to drop the weapon but Anandan tried to attack Mr.Ilayaraja again on the neck. Mr. Sudarshan opened fire and a 9 mm bullet pierced Anandan’s chest.Mr. Sarangan added saying that he was first taken to a private hospital and then to the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital where he was declared dead on arrival. The Police said that Anandan was a resident of P.M. Dargah locality in Royapettah where the policeman was assaulted. He has over 12 cases against him. The cases mostly relate to attempt to murder. Following the encounter, a large group of policemen was deployed outside the Royapettah police station to prevent any untoward incident.]]>
