DGP briefs Chandrababu about Seshachalam encounter
Hyderabad, April 7: Director General of Police J.V. Ramudu met Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu in Hyderabad to brief him after 20 smugglers of red sanders were gunned down by police on Tuesday in two gunfights in Andhra Pradesh's Chittoor district. The chief minister reviewed the situation with the police chief and also spoke to top officials of Chittoor district. Deputy Inspector General of Police (Task Force) M. Kanta Rao told reporters that over 100 smugglers and labourers helping them attacked policemen. While 11 men were killed at Pacchinodu Banda, nine were gunned down near Etagunta. "We are ascertaining the number of policemen injured," the officer said. Police meanwhile sounded an alert in adjoining districts to prevent the smugglers from escaping. The officer said they were yet to identify those killed but they were all believed to be from neighbouring Tamil Nadu.