A 40-year-old man, known to have been involved in multiple cases of theft in neighbouring Kerala, was injured after the police opened fire on him and his two accomplices when they were attempting to loot at a Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (Tasmac) liquor outlet in Kunthalady, near Pandalur, early on Friday.
The accused, who was apprehended by the police, was identified as Bijeesh alias Sambarmani, a resident of Wayanad. He is alleged to have come to Pandalur with two other accomplices. They were found by a police team while on a routine patrol. The police had discovered that the Tasmac shop in Kunthalady had been broken into and were on the lookout for the suspects when they spotted the three men.
