CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has announced that the state government will provide a compensation of Rs 1 crore to the family of SI Bhoominathan who was killed by a gang of thieves. The government also announced a government job to the family of Bhoominathan, who was serving as Sub-inspector with the Navalpattu police station in Tiruchy.

Bhoominathan was on a night patrol duty when he found people carrying goats on bikes. As several incidences of goat theft were reported from the area, Bhoominathan waved to the bikers to stop, but they did not.

According to police sources, the bike-borne thieves reached Keeranur and before the victim could get a hold of one bike with two thieves and goats, the rest of the gang fled the scene.

While Bhoominathan was about to apprehend them, one of the thieves took out a machete which he had hidden in his clothes, attacked the victim and fled. The sub-inspector died on the spot as the injury was severe, the police said.

The body was found by locals in the morning near the nearby railway gate. A special team led by two DySPs has been appointed to investigate.