Chennai: A city police inspector was killed in a shoot-out in Rajasthan’s Pali district in the early hours of Wednesday where a special team went to nab suspects wanted in connection with a gold heist here.
A senior police official identified the deceased as S. Periyapandiyan, an inspector attached to the Maduravoyal police station in Chennai.
“The shoot-out took place when a police team went to nab the suspects at a village in Pali district. Periyapandiyan was killed in the firing while others suffered injuries,” he said.
The incident occurred around 2.30am, the official said.
A police team led by Joint Commissioner (West) Santosh Kumar is likely to visit the northern Indian state of Rajasthan in connection with the incident.
Last month, robbers had decamped with about 3kg of gold from a jewellery shop at Kolathur here, after entering it by making a hole in the ceiling.
Special teams were formed to nab the robbers, who were suspected to be from Rajasthan.
