Was Coimbatore child rapist killed in fake encounter?
Coimbatore: The Coimbatore driver who had allegedly kidnapped and killed two young siblings, Miskin and Rithik, was shot dead by the police near the city today. The police say Mohanraj snatched a revolver and opened fire, while trying to escape. He was being taken to the scene of the crime, early in the morning for a reconstruction. Two police sub-inspectors sustained bullet injuries in the encounter. Mohanraj was in police custody for interrogation. “He died when we opened fire in self defence. Both Sub Inspectors with bullet injuries are in the ICU,” said Dr Sylendra Babu, Commisioner of Police, Coimbatore. Tamil Nadu has earned the dubious distinction of turning trigger happy. This is the 30th encounter killing, since the DMK government took over four years ago. Mohanraj used to drive a private van that took seven-year-old Rithik and his 10-year-old sister to school until two months ago. The sister’s body was found in a river outside Coimbatore. Rithik’s body was later found dumped
