Chennai:
A Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) member with a felony document, Kannan, was stabbed to demise by a bunch in Chennai on the evening of September 5, police mentioned. A case has been registered and 5 individuals have been arrested in reference to the homicide.
Based on police, Kannan was concerned within the automobile rental enterprise and was on the police radar as a history-sheeter.
Police mentioned Kannan was together with his mates on September 5 when he was attacked by a bunch that arrived on two-wheelers.
One of many assailants allegedly attacked Kannan with a knife, and he died on the spot.
Shashtri Nagar Police shaped a particular staff and arrested 5 accused, recognized as Barani, Rakesh, Naresh, Manikandan and Hariharan.
The investigation revealed that Kannan and his associates had allegedly murdered Barani’s paternal uncle, Siva, in 2009. Barani’s father, Velu, was additionally murdered in 2014. Police suspect the killing of Kannan was carried out in “revenge” for the sooner murders.
Following the incident, Tamil Nadu Director Normal of Police (DGP) ordered motion in opposition to police officers for allegedly failing to forestall the assault on Kannan.
Adyar Deputy Commissioner of Police Karthikeyan and Shasthri Nagar Inspector Rohini have been moved to the Emptiness Reserve, officers mentioned.
In the meantime, the opposition criticised the TVK authorities over the incident, questioning the law-and-order state of affairs within the state.
Chief of Opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin mentioned earlier than the Chief Minister delivers his response to the controversy on the police division’s grants tomorrow, considered one of his celebration’s leaders has himself develop into a sufferer of homicide within the capital.
நாளை மாண்புமிகு முதலமைச்சர் காவல்துறை மானியக் கோரிக்கை விவாதம் மீது பதிலுரை அளிப்பதற்கு முன்பாக அவரது கட்சிப் பிரமுகர் ஒருவரே தலைநகரில் கொலைக்கு ஆளாகியுள்ளார்.
அதுவும், தனது உயிருக்குப் பாதுகாப்பு வேண்டி ஆளும் த.வெ.க.வில் இணைந்த சரித்திரப் பதிவேடு குற்றவாளி சாலையில் ஓட ஓட…
— Udhay (@Udhaystalin) September 6, 2026
“A history-sheeter, who had joined the ruling TVK looking for safety for his life, has been chased and killed on the road whereas fleeing. That is the state of Tamil Nadu’s ‘victory legislation and order’!,” he mentioned in a put up on X.
