An accused in a robbery case was shot in the leg by a Sub-Inspector of Police of a special team after he allegedly attacked a Special Sub Inspector and a head constable with a sharp weapon in his possession at Kappiyampuliyur near Vikravandi in Villupuram district on Wednesday evening.
The incident occurred near the Kappiyampuliyur tank when the special team of the Villupuram police took C. Udayaprakash, 25, of Koliyankulam in Tirunelveli district, to the spot to recover stolen mobile phones from him.
Police said Udayaprakash along with a juvenile, also from Tirunelveli, had snatched the mobile phones of P. Ramesh, 21, of Chennai and his friend who were riding a bike to Tiruvannamalai at the Konerikuppam bus stop on February 24.
