CHENNAI: Two criminals were shot down by the Tamil Nadu police on the outskirts of Chennai on Tuesday morning. According to sources, the police shot down Chennai natives Chotta Vinod and Ramesh after the gang attacked the on-duty police personnel with weapons during a vehicle inspection. Two other members of the gang managed to escape. According to the police, both Vinod and Ramesh are accused in several cases. The incident took place at around 3.30 am at Gudavancheri.

The car carrying the gang was travelling at a high speed when the police personnel stopped the car as part of a routine vehicle inspection. Following this, the four-member gang got off from the car with weapons and attempted to attack the policemen.

The police said that they shot down the gang members after the gang attacked them with sickles. Vinod is an accused in three murder cases.