TV reporter stabbed by drug peddlers in Madurai

MADURAI A 50-year-old Tamil TV channel reporter was allegedly stabbed and seriously injured by a gang of drug peddlers here on Sunday, police said. Chandran, a reporter with Polimer TV, was attacked by four persons when he was buying milk at a grocery store near his house in P and T nagar on Sunday morning. The gang presumed that the reporter had lodged police complaint against them for selling ganja in the locality, they said. A case has been registered against the gang members and one of them detained for interrogation, police said adding a search is on for other members of the gang.

ist-hit Malkangiri district of Odisha for aerial surveillance during the fourth phase of panchayat elections on Sunday to ensure smooth voting. “Drones have been deployed to conduct aerial surveillance on several highly sensitive polling booths in the district during voting for panchayat polls,” said Mitrabhanu Mohapatra, Malkangiri SP. While drones played a significant role in keeping sensitive areas under close observtion, CCTVs have also been installed to keep an eye on the election booths and areas around, the SP said.