5 suspects in bank robbery shot dead in Chennai
Five persons were today shot dead in an encounter for their alleged involvement in a bank robbery case here, police said.
Chennai: Five persons were today shot dead in an encounter for their alleged involvement in a bank robbery case here, police said.
Five persons were today shot dead in an encounter for their alleged involvement in a bank robbery case in Chennai. Image for representational purpose only
"Five persons were shot dead around 1 am in connection with the bank robbery case," Commissioner of Police JK Tripathy told PTI.
Acting on a tip-off, a police team surrounded a house in Vandikaran Street in Velachery around 1 am and asked the suspects to come out, another police officer said.
The accused opened fire at the police injuring two inspectors.
PTI