NE NEWS SERVICE
CHENNAI, JAN 14
Karnataka police have arrested two suspected assailants in connection with the gunning down of special Sub Inspector of Police Wilson 57 in Kanyakumari district last week.
They were arrested in Udupi on Tuesday. Acting on specific inputs shared by the Intelligence Bureau and Tamil Nadu police, they had secured Abdul Shameem (32) and Thoufiq (28) along with a few others.
The duo, alleged to be part of a terror module, was accused of shooting Wilson at the Padanthalumudu check post in Kanyakumari district last Wednesday.
The Tamil Nadu police had announced reward of Rs. 7 lakh to any person giving information leading to the arrest of Shameem and Thoufiq. While the motive of the murder remains a mystery.
The suspects will be brought to appear before the Investigation Officer in the case. Details of other suspects detained by the Karnataka police were not shared immediately.