TN: History sheeter Raja shot dead in Chennai

DN Bureau

History sheeter Raja alias Seizing Raja was killed in a police encounter in Akkarai area of Tamil Nadu's Chennai on Monday morning, police said

Raja shot dead
Raja shot dead


Chennai : History sheeter Raja alias Seizing Raja was killed in a police encounter in Akkarai area of Tamil Nadu's Chennai on Monday morning, police said.

police, Raja

According to police, Raja was arrested in Andhra Pradesh on Sunday and brought to Chennai this morning. Raja was gunned down in retaliation, they said.

Also Read | 3 detained including main accused in connection with murder of BJP leader in Firozabad

the second encounter

This is the second encounter that is carried out in Chennai in a week and third since the murder of the accused in BSP leader Armstrong's murder.

On September 18, history-sheeter alias Kakka Thoppu Balaji was shot dead in a police encounter in Chennai's Viyasarpadi area.

 Balaji was accused

Also Read | History-sheeter held from Dwarka: Police

Balaji was accused in as many as 58 cases, out of which six were murder cases, 17 attempts to murder and one related to drug (ganja) dealing, according to the police.

On July this year, Thiruvengadam, a history-sheeter and accused in Armstrong's murder, was shot dead by the Tamil Nadu police.(with Agency inputs)
 










Related Stories