Date:17/04/2006 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2006/04/17/stories/2006041716910400.htm

Tamil Nadu - Chennai

Pedestrian fatally hit by mini-lorry

Staff Reporter

Police arrest driver for rash driving

CHENNAI: A pedestrian was run over by a mini-lorry on 100 feet road near the Tirumangalam junction on Saturday night.

The police said Sundar Rajan (50), an advocate from Anna Nagar, was walking along the road with his neighbour Panneerselvam when the speeding lorry hit him from behind.

While Sundar Rajan was killed on the spot, Panneerselvam was admitted to the Government General Hospital. The police arrested the driver Mani from Madipakkamfor rash and negligent driving.

Run over by two-wheeler

The Adambakkam police are searching for a two-wheeler rider whose vehicle fatally hit a woman on Saturday evening.

Lakshmi (60) was waiting to cross Medavakkam Main Road to go to her house on Velalar Street when the speeding vehicle hit her. She succumbed to head injuries at the General Hospital.

Held over property dispute

The Kodungaiyur police arrested head constable Babu and his brother Raja on Saturday on charges of trying to hurt and threaten their brother Ravi.

According to the police, the two were arrested after Ravi lodged a complaint against Babu, a head constable working at the police control room, and Raja following a property dispute. The accused have been remanded.

Forgery charge

The cyber cell of the Central Crime Branch has arrested a Hyderabad-based person for allegedly withdrawing money using forged demand drafts.

According to the police, Rahim Khan and his associate drew two DDs — one for Rs. 1,000 and another for Rs. 500 — from the Lakshmi Vilas Bank's Vellore branch on April 10. The police said the duo `altered' the DDs.

On April 11, the accused presented a Rs. 2.30-lakh DD at the UTI Bank in Chennai for clearance.

Subsequently, a Rs. 3.80-lakh DD was also submitted for clearance at the bank , where the accused Rahim had an account.

Bank officials grew suspicious after the second DD was submitted. They informed the police who froze the account. By the time, the duo had withdrawn Rs. 80,000 from an ATM.

The police later traced Rahim Khan to Hyderabad and arrested him. They were on the lookout for his associate.