A Sub-Inspector of Police and a head constable were attacked by a five-member gang when they intercepted them near Uyyakondan riverbank in the late hours on Tuesday.
The SI and the head constable are undergoing treatment at Mahatma Gandhi Government Hospital here. SI Azhagar of Government Hospital police station was on night rounds with head constable Senthil attached to the Intelligence Section when the crime was committed. Police sources said a patrol team was checking vehicles in that area when an autorickshaw sped away. The team alerted the SI who was coming in the opposite direction a motorcycle with the head constable.
The autorickshaw came close to Mr. Azhagar’s two-wheeler and sped away. The SI and the head constable chased the autorickshaw.
They intercepted the auto near Uyyakondan riverbank area. The five occupants of the vehicle attacked the SI and the head constable with sharp weapons, and damaged the two-wheeler of the officer, before fleeing from the spot, the police said.
Five persons have been detained by the police in connection with the attack.
The assailants arrived in an autorickshaw and assaulted the policemen around midnight
