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Gang kills film producer in public view

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October 2, 2012

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Chennai, October 2: A gang of around 20 men killed a businessman-film producer by hurling country-made bombs and Molotov cocktails at his car and hacking him with knives and cleavers in full public view near Sriperumbudur, on Monday morning.

Police said the assailants attacked 35-year-old P P G Kumaran in front of the Sriperumbudur town panchayat office. Kumaran, producer of the recent Tamil film 'Vaigai', was an independent councillor in Pillaipakkam town panchayat. An investigating officer said Kumaran was heading to his office when the armed gang in an SUV intercepted his car and forced his driver to stop the vehicle. The assailants flung at least three bombs at the car, leaving Kumaran and his driver Sankar incapacitated.

Members of the gang forced open the doors of the car and attacked Kumaran with knives, cleavers and crowbars. The gang also attacked his relative Mathi alias Mathialagan, who was providing security for him. The gang sped away in the SUV after the attack.

Police sent the grievously injured Kumaran, Sankar and Mathialagan to Sriperumbudur Government Hospital from where they were referred to a private hospital in Chennai. Kumaran died on the way. Mathialagan and Sankar were battling for life.

Senior police officers including IG (north zone) Kannappan and DIG Ganesamurthy visited the spot with Kancheepuram collector L Chithrasenan.

Police seized some weapons from the scene of the crime. Since Kumaran enjoyed considerable support among people, a large posse of policemen was deployed in the area to prevent any untoward incident.

Police said they are trying to ascertain if the murder was the fallout of a business or political rivalry. Kumaran was a former member of Puratchi Bharatham and later shifted allegiance to VCK. He later joined the AIADMK but was removed from the party. He contested the last local body election on his own and won. His wife Precitha is the president of Pillaipakkam panchayat.




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March 28,2020

Hyderabad, Mar 28: Seven labourers from Karnataka were killed and four injured when the van in which they were travelling was hit by a truck near Pedda Golconda on the outskirts of the city late on Friday night, police said.

The deceased included two children. Of the 31 workers in the van, five died on the spot and two while undergoing treatment at a hospital, Assistant Commissioner of Traffic Vishwa Prasad said.
Four others were hospitalised and the condition of one of them is critical, he said, adding the other workers in the van escaped with minor injuries.

The workers were on their way back to their home town Raichur in Karnataka as the road project they were working in at Suryapet here was stalled due to the lockdown, Prasad said.

He said initital investigations revealed that the mango laden truck, which was on its way to Gujarat, was overspeeding.

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Agencies
June 7,2020

Behrampur, Jun 7: A migrant labourer spent two days in jungle after allegedly being denied entry to a quarantine centre and his village in Behrampur.

According to a local from the village, no one helped the labourer. "He came from Chennai. He went to the police and block office but no one helped. Then, he went to the jungle."

Later, the police took him to the quarantine centre.

As per the Union Health Ministry, there are 2,608 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Odisha, including 996 active cases, 1,604 recovered/discharged/migrated and 8 deaths.

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July 8,2020

Kanpur, Jul 8: The Special Task Force (STF) shot dead Amar Dubey in an encounter in Maudaha on Wednesday morning. Amar, a right hand man of gangster Vikas Dubey, who shot dead eight police personnel on Friday last, figured prominently in the list of wanted persons released by the Kanpur police on Tuesday.

He was a named accused in the massacre.

According to STF sources, the police team had received a tip off about Amar's presence in the district and when they tried to close in on him, the criminal opened fire on them, He was killed in retaliatory firing around 6.30.a.m,

Amar was reportedly heading towards the house of one of his relatives in Maudaha area.

"We asked him to surrender but he opened fire at us and was killed when we returned the fire," said an STF official.

Earlier, he had been hiding in Faridabad but moved out after police pressure increased there.

Amar Dubey was a trusted accomplice of Vikas Dubey and the police had announced a reward of Rs 25,000 on him after the Kanpur massacre.

Incidentally, reports claim that Vikas Dubey was also seen at a hotel in Faridabad on Tuesday night but fled before the police could close in on him.

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