Chennai: An accused involved in more than 50 serious criminal cases in Tamil Nadu was killed in a police encounter on Wednesday. Police gave this information. He said that the accused ‘Kakkathoppu’ Balaji, around 40 years old, was absconding for a long time and was evading arrest. Based on a secret information, the police team searched an area in Vyasarpadi in North Chennai and found him there.
An officer said that during this time the accused saw the police team and opened fire on them, to which the police also retaliated and the accused was killed. Police said that cases of murder and other serious charges are registered against him.