Overview
- Officers from a special team confronted Ganesan around 5.45 am near the Chinna/Madhavaram Roundabout after tracking him in the robbery probe.
- Police say he attacked personnel and tried to flee, prompting warning shots and then fire in self‑defence.
- Ganesan sustained gunshot wounds, was taken to a nearby hospital and declared dead, and his body was sent to Government Stanley Medical College Hospital for post‑mortem.
- The 38‑year‑old was accused in more than 30 cases, including five murders, and was a key suspect in the January 30 dacoity involving about ₹25 lakh and stolen gold.
- Two policemen were injured in the confrontation, senior officers visited the scene, and investigators are pursuing other suspects with security tightened in north Chennai.