Colleague ‘killed’ Chennai cop during accuse attack

Pandiyan, who was shot dead while trying to arrest a dacoit accused in Pali few days back, was not killed by the accused. He rather received the bullet injury from the service pistol of a colleague! The shot was fired when the accused and his family members charged at the cops and started beating them forcing the team to flee. However, Inspector Padiyan fell behind and was being beaten mercilessly when the other cop opened fire.

Superintendent of Police – Pali District – Deepak Bhargava said, “Inspectors Poriya Pandiyan and T M Muni Shekhar along with a head constable and a constable came to Pali. They learnt that the accused – Nathuram Pindel – lived with his wife Manju and another person Deeparam Jat — at a house constructed at a brick kiln at Karoliya road. Around 2.30 am on the night of December 13, they raided the house in order to nab the accused. However, the accused and others retaliated. When the team faced difficulty, four members of the team left the place and jumped out of the house, however, inspector Pandiyan fell behind and the entire gang started beating him.”

Seeing this, Inspector Muni Shekhar pulled out his pistol. “Suddenly, …read more