Two criminals shot dead in Tamil Nadu gunfight

CHENNAI - Two criminals were shot dead here Monday after they attacked a police team that tried to nab them, authorities said.

“The city police got a tip off that Dindugal Pandi and his accomplice Velu were hiding at Panniyur near here. When the police came to nab them, they attacked the team and injured two cops while trying escape,” a police officer said.

“The police in turn shot dead Pandi and Velu,” the police officer said.

According to police, several murder and kidnap cases were lodged against Pandi.

“The police were on the lookout for him for a long time,” the officer added.

While the two injured policemen have been admitted to a private hospital, the bodies of the two criminals have been sent to Royapettah Government Hospital here for postmortem examination.