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One of the accused involved in the murder of the Tamil Nadu BSP Chief, K Armstrong, was killed in an encounter with the police in Chennai late last evening, officials have said.
Thiruvengadam was one of the suspects arrested for K Armstrong’s murder. Police sources said Thiruvengadam was taken to the spot to recover weapons used in the killing of K Armstrong when he fired at the police officials with the recovered gun. He was injured in the retaliatory firing and rushed to the hospital. ‘He was declared brought dead by the doctors,’ officials said.
K Armstrong, a lawyer, was elected to the Chennai Corporation Council in 2006. He was hacked to death by six bike-borne men near his house in Chennai earlier this month. The six men attacked Armstrong when he was having a discussion with a few party functionaries near his house in Sembium area and then fled. Thiruvengadam, one of the suspects arrested allegedly for K Armstrong’s murder, has a criminal record which includes involvement in three murders. Former US President Donald Trump was shot at during an election rally in Pennsylvania. The shooter is dead and one attendee was killed while two others were injured. Trump thanked the Secret Service and law enforcement for their quick response and condemned the violence.
An accused involved in the murder of Tamil Nadu BSP Chief, K Armstrong, was shot dead by police in Chennai after he attempted to flee. Thiruvengadam, a key figure in Armstrong’s murder, was taken to recover weapons used in the crime when he attacked a police officer and tried to escape. The police responded with gunfire, resulting in his death. The murder of Armstrong was reportedly an act of retaliation for the killing of another BSP leader previously. Opposition parties have raised doubts about the encounter, calling it an ‘extra judicial killing’. The incident has sparked a political outcry in the state, with demands for a CBI investigation into the murder.
Thiruvengadam’s body has been sent for postmortem examination. BSP chief Mayawati had demanded a CBI investigation into the attack. ‘I urge the state government, especially the Chief Minister, to ensure law and order in the state. The weaker sections, in particular, should feel safe. Had the government been serious, the accused would have been arrested. Since that is not the case, we urge the state government to refer the case to the CBI,’ she had said. The Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, MK Stalin, visited the family of Armstrong and assured them that the perpetrators of the crime would be brought to justice. He conveyed his condolences and sympathies to the BSP leader’s wife and other family members and assured them that all those involved in the ghastly murder would be punished according to the law.