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Vellore sub-inspector shoots and wounds suspect after machete attack
A police sub-inspector in Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, shot and wounded K. Poovarasan early Tuesday during a visit to a house in Sengundram village.
Police said Poovarasan attacked the officer with a machete and tried to escape; the officer was injured in his left arm.
Police had taken Poovarasan to the house to search for weapons in connection with the alleged killing of local political worker Gnanavel the previous evening.
Gnanavel’s friend was also injured in that shooting, which police said followed a previous dispute.
Poovarasan was arrested and taken to hospital with a gunshot wound to his right leg, while the sub-inspector’s condition was stable.
Police say further investigation is under way.
A sub-inspector shot and wounded a murder suspect after the suspect reportedly attacked him with a machete and tried to escape in Sengundram village near Gudiyatham, Vellore district.
Police identified the officer as S. Raja, 33, and the suspect as K. Poovarasan, 29.
Police said Poovarasan was taken to a house to check for stashed weapons after he allegedly shot a local PMK functionary dead on Monday evening.
Raja sustained injuries to his left arm, while Poovarasan was shot in the right ankle and later transferred to a hospital in Vellore.
- Who
- Sub-inspector S. Raja and suspect K. Poovarasan. Raja shot Poovarasan after he reportedly attacked him with a machete.
- What
- Raja shot and wounded Poovarasan during an alleged escape attempt. Both were injured.
- When
- Early Tuesday, November 10, 2026, around 5 a.m.
- Where
- Sengundram village near Gudiyatham town in Vellore district, Tamil Nadu.
- Why
- Police had taken Poovarasan to check for stashed weapons after he allegedly shot a local PMK functionary dead. Police said he attacked Raja and tried to flee.
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Police said Poovarasan allegedly shot local PMK functionary Gnanavel dead near a village bus stop and injured Gnanavel’s friend Ragu.
A special police team took Poovarasan to a house in Sengundram to check for stashed weapons, where he reportedly attacked Raja and tried to escape.
Raja and Poovarasan were admitted to Government Taluk Hospital in Gudiyatham.
Poovarasan was transferred to Government Medical College and Hospital in Vellore for gunshot injuries.
- Sub-inspector
- S. Raja, 33
- Suspect
- K. Poovarasan, 29
- Location
- Sengundram village near Gudiyatham, Vellore district
- Suspect’s injury
- Right ankle
- Officer’s injury
- Left arm
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Later, Poovarasan was shifted to Government Medical College and Hospital in Vellore for gunshot injuries where he is admitted to the Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU). The condition of the injured sub-inspector is stable.