Inspector General of Police, West Zone, T. Senthilkumar with the injured police personnel at Namakkal GH on Sunday.
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The West Zone Inspector General of Police (IG) T. Senthilkumar visited Namakkal Government Medical College Hospital on Sunday, where an inspector and a sub-inspector were undergoing treatment for the injuries caused by the ATM robbery gang.
The Namakkal police secured a seven-member gang that broke into ATM kiosks at Thrissur in Kerala after a chase on Friday. While two persons in the gang tried to escape, the police gunned down a person – H. Juman alias Jumanddin (37), a resident of Anthrola in the Palwal district of Haryana.
Another accused, K. Azru alias Mohammed Azar Ali (30), a resident of Bisru in Haryana, sustained bullet injuries on his legs and was admitted to Coimbatore Government Hospital. A magistrate from Namakkal recorded the statement of Ali, with assistance of a translator, at the hospital on Sunday.
The police also seized ₹67 lakh cash from the gang. The injured Komarapalayam inspector Thavamani and sub-inspector Ranjithkumar were admitted to Namakkal Government Medical College Hospital.
On Saturday late evening, the accused persons were produced before Komarapalayam Judicial Magistrate Court and remanded in Salem Central Prison.
On Sunday, Mr. Senthilkumar visited the hospital and enquired with the inspector and sub-inspector regarding their health. Speaking to reporters, the IG said that Director General of Police Shankar Jiwal will visit Namakkal district on Monday.
Meanwhile, former DGP C. Sylendra Babu inaugurated a marathon in Erode on Sunday and told reporters, “When I was DGP, a gang involved in ATM robbery in Tiruvannamalai district, was nabbed in north India. At that time, they possessed guns. Encounters are taking place to safeguard the lives of the police personnel and the public. After the Namakkal encounter incident, burglars will be afraid to come to Tamil Nadu.”
Published – September 29, 2024 05:49 pm IST