Special sub-inspector hacked to death while trying to apprehend thieves

In a shocking incident brought to light from Tamil Nadu’s Pudukottai district. A special sub-inspector was allegedly hacked to death while he was trying to apprehend two goat thieves.

The deceased policeman, identified as Boominathan, was posted in Navalpattu police station in the adjacent Pudukottai district. He was on night patrol when he noticed two men trying to steal goats on a two-wheeler.

The thieves ran away from the spot, after which the victim had to run after them all the way to Pudukottai district, where the thieves got stranded as they were unable to cross a subway at Pallathupatti, which was immersed becaused of heavy rains.

Then the policeman made an attempt to lay his hands on them. he was attacked and before he could retaliate, the perpetrators took out sickles and hacked him to death.

Considering it was an isolated area, people from in and around the area saw Boominathan's dead body covered in blood only on Sunday and alerted officials, who then took Boominathan's corpse to Trichy Government Hospital for post-mortem.

Four police special teams have been set-up to trace and apprehend the wrongdoers while Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has announced Rs 1 crore as a compensation along with a government job for a member of the victim's family.

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