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Kids murdered Mohanraj encountered
Coimbatore: The prime accused in
the abduction, sexual assault and murder of
ten-year-old girl and her seven-year-old
brother, Mohan alias Mohanraj alias
Mohanakrishnan (27), was shot dead in an
encounter on the Podanur-Vellalore road around
5.30 a.m. on Tuesday. On October 29, the former
school van driver kidnapped the children of
textile merchant Ranjith and Sangeetha of RG
Street. The accused was joined by his accomplice
Manoharan (23) of Angalakurichi near Pollachi.
The duo had originally planned to seek ransom
from the parents but changed their mind
subsequently. They sexually assaulted the girl
and physically tortured the boy before drowning
them in the PAP canal.. The girl's body was
recovered near Vavipalayam close to Pongalur, 77
km from the Thirumurthy hills and the boy's body
was recovered on Sunday noon. The police
arrested both the accused and cases were
registered for abduction, sexual assault and
murder besides concealment of evidence. On
Monday (November 8), the police took custody of
the accused for investigation. On Tuesday, the
police took both of them from the Saravanampatty
police station at 5.30 a.m. for identification
of the places where they committed the offence.
They were escorted by Inspectors Kanagasabapathy
and Annadurai besides Sub-Inspectors Muthumalai
and Jothi. Manoharan was taken in the first
vehicle and Mohanraj in the second vehicle.
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When the vehicle was crossing the
Vellalore compost yard of the Coimbatore
Corporation on the Podanur-Vellalore road,
Mohanraj allegedly snatched the pistol of
Sub-Inspector Jothi and placed it at the head of
the Head Constable-cum-driver Annadurai and
ordered him to drive towards Kerala. When the
driver failed to stop, he opened fire in which
Jothi sustained an injury in his right arm,
while a bullet pierced the stomach of
Sub-Inspector Muthumalai. Immediately,
Muthumalai fired two shots in the head of the
accused and Inspector Annadurai opened fire at
the chest causing his instant death. City Police
Commissioner C. Sylendra Babu said the police
opened fire to prevent the accused from killing
the police personnel and to foil his attempt to
escape from custody. Mr. Babu called on the
injured police officers at the private hospital.
