One more accused held in car chase incident in Chennai

Chennai, Feb 1 (PTI) One more accused in the car chasing incident on the East Coast Road here was arrested on Saturday, a police official said.

Out of the seven accused, four had already been arrested and with the arrest of one more person, identified as Chandru, the total number of arrests have gone up to five.

Five special teams had been formed to nab the accused and the police personnel, following probe, which also included examination of footage recorded in CCTVs, arrested Chandru on February 1, Deputy Police Commissioner Karthikeyan (Pallikaranai) told reporters.

"Two more accused has to be arrested and special teams are working," he added.

Chandru already had two criminal cases against him which includes kidnapping. Two SUVs involved in the crime had already been seized.

Days ago, a videoclip went viral that purportedly showed some women in a car being chased and intimidated by men in a SUV with a "DMK flag" and opposition parties, including the AIADMK and BJP had slammed the government over the issue and demanded stern action.

Police have already ruled out political connections and they had said that the party flag was used by the accused to "avoid fee in toll plazas." The incident on East Coast Road here happened on January 25, 2025, by 3 AM.

Police had said on January 29 that based on the complaint, a CSR (Community Service Register) entry was initially made and following an enquiry, it was converted into an FIR under relevant sections of the BNS and TN Prohibition of Harassment of Woman Act. PTI VGN ROH