Triplicane murder: Police Inspector suspended

CHENNAI: Chennai police have suspended a police inspector for not taking preventive action against a history sheeter, who assembled 10 youths and two minor boys to hack a man to death in broad daylight in Triplicane, on Tuesday (Aug 16).

Police have arrested the eleven youths and secured the two juvenile delinquents a day after the murder.

Police sources said that the prime accused, Surya (25) is history sheeter in Anna Square police station and despite reliable information, the Inspector, A Stalin failed to act on it, which has ended in a broad daylight murder in the city.

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