Overview

• The suspect, identified as 23-year-old Sundaravel from a neighbouring village, had been freed from jail just two days earlier on a theft charge.
• Police formed four special teams and located him hiding in Kadampuliyur before an attempted arrest turned violent.
• An officer fired one shot below Sundaravel’s knee after he attacked constable Kubendran with a knife during the confrontation.
• The 80-year-old survivor was found unconscious by locals and is now receiving medical treatment and psychological counselling.
• AIADMK leader Edappadi K Palaniswami condemned the state government’s handling of women’s safety and demanded stronger law and order measures.