BSP leader murder case accused shot in Chennai
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Chennai, July 14
A key accused in the murder of BSP Tamil Nadu chief K Armstrong was shot dead here on Sunday after he attempted to assault police personnel and flee from custody, the police said.
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When the accused, K Thiruvengadam, was taken by sleuths to a location in north Chennai as part of investigation to unearth weapons concealed in a spot, he assaulted a policeman and tried to escape and he was shot at by a police officer.
He was taken to a hospital, where he was declared by doctors as brought dead.
Thiruvengadam, in his thirties, is one of the 11 accused arrested in the Armstrong murder case and is a history-sheeter.
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On July 5, Armstrong was hacked to death.
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