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Day after chain snatching spree, man shot dead by police in 'self-defence'
The New Indian Express Coimbatore
|March 27, 2025
The 26-year-old opened fire on police when he was being escorted to recover vehicle
A day after three men were arrested by the Greater Chennai Police (GCP) for their alleged involvement in six chain snatching incidents on Tuesday, one of the suspects, 26-year-old Jaffar Gulam Hussain Irani from Maharashtra, was killed in an "encounter" by the city police on Wednesday morning.
According to the police, they shot him in "self-defence" after he allegedly fired two rounds at them from a country-made pistol hidden in the stolen bike used for the crimes. The "encounter" occurred under the Taramani railway bridge when a police team led by Taramani police inspector (L&O) Buhari and two personnel took him there to recover the vehicle.
This story is from the March 27, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Coimbatore.
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