A special team of police handling an operation against rowdy elements claimed they caught a history-sheeter shooting him in his leg after he attacked them in Somangalam, a suburb in the early hours of Wednesday.
Tambaram Police Commissioner A. Amalraj told The Hindu, "He attacked one of the police constables in the special team with a knife when they tried to nab him in Somangalam Police station limits. Our inspector fired at his leg and then the team captured him."
The history-sheeter was identified as Sachin, 26, from Rajagopal Kandigai, Erumaiyur village near Somangalam in the Kancheepuram district. Police said he had several pending cases against him in Kancheepuram and Chengalpattu district.
