Three police personnel including a CRPF Assistant Commandant from Karnataka, who were on poll duty, died in a road accident after the jeep they were travelling collided with Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC) bus on Bypass Road near Kilpennathur town in Tiruvannamalai on Thursday (April 11, 2024) evening.
Police said the deceased were identified as K. Prabhakara (55), Assistant Commandant (CRPF), Karnataka, S. Dinesh (29), a constable attached with Armed Reserve (AR) wing of Salem police, and N. Vittal (35), CRPF gunmen. Mr. Prabhakara and Mr. Dinesh died on the spot whereas Vittal succumbed to injuries later at the Government Medical College Hospital in Tiruvannamalai town. Deputy Commandant (CRPF) S. Hemanth Kumar (42) and B. Jayakumar (37) of Salem police, were injured in the accident.
Police said initial inquiry revealed that eight companies from CRPF ‘s battlion in Karnataka were sent for election duty in Salem region comprising Salem, Krishnagiri, Namakkal, Dharmapuri and surrounding areas under its deputy commandant Mr. Hemanth Kumar on March 31.
