Tamil Nadu BSP chief K Armstrong’s murder accused killed in police encounter
One of the accused in the murder of K Armstrong, Bahujan Samaj Party’s (BSP) Tamil Nadu chief, was killed in an encounter on Saturday night, police said.
Thiruvengadam, a history-sheeter who was allegedly involved in the murder of BSP state chief, was killed in a police encounter near Madhavaram in Chennai, police added.
Thiruvengadam is said to have followed Armstrong for several days, ahead of the murder, keeping a constant tab on the BSP leader’s activities.
33-year-old Thiruvengadam, who was taken into custody by Sembiam police for five days on July 11, was taken to Parangimalai Armed Reserve Station for questioning.
K Armstrong was allegedly hacked to death on July 5 by six unidentified people near his residence in Chennai’s Perambur area.
A group of bike-borne men attacked Armstrong with knives, leaving him fatally injured on the road. The BSP chief was rushed to a private hospital in the city, where he was declared brought dead.