A suspect in an Explosives Act case and his advocate were murdered by a gang at Kummananchavidi in Poonamallee near here on Friday.
According to police sources, Chenna alias Chenna Kesavalu (43) of Pulianthope had come to a special court in Poonamallee where an Explosive Act case, in which he was an accused, came up for judgement. During lunch break, Chenna was relaxing in a car after having lunch at Kumananchavidi when a gang armed with deadly weapons attacked him.
The accused broke the wind shield and hacked Chenna to death. His advocate Bhagat Singh (26), who was in another car, was also attacked. Bhagat suffered a head injury and died hours after admission in a private hospital. Chenna was arrested by the police in about 23 criminal offences, most of which ended in acquittal. He was detained under the Goondas Act in 1994, 1996 and 2003.
Chennai Suburban Police Commissioner S.R. Jangid and Deputy Commissioner of Police (St. Thomas Mount) V. Varadaraju visited the scene of crime. Six special teams, led by Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police S. Jayakumar, have been formed to apprehend the assailants, the sources said.
“Chenna had come to the court in connection with a dacoity and Explosives Act case registered against him by the Mambalam police in 2001. A woman advocate who was sitting in the rear seat of the car escaped unhurt. There are four cases pending against him, including a murder case at Madhavaram,” a police official said.
