Tamil Nadu cop hacked to death while attempting to resolve dispute

According to police, M Shanmugavel (57), working as a Special Sub Inspector at Gudimangalam police station in Tiruppur district, and Armed Reserve Police constable Azhaguraja, on patrol duty at around 11 pm on August 5, rushed to a private farm upon receiving information about a drunken brawl between two persons.

After arriving, the police tried to pacify the two, but the police official was attacked with a sickle and the constable chased away.

According to West Zone IGP, T Senthil Kumar, there was a dispute within the family and SSI Shanmugavel and constable Azhaguraja, who were on patrol duty, had rushed to the farm near Udumalpet to quell the conflict.