Balachandran murdered at a busy traffic junction [ Tamil Nadu, India]

[ Reported as seen]

BJP SC/ST morcha south district president in Chennai, Balachandran, was murdered on the night of 24th May 2022 by an unidentified three-member gang. The incident occurred at Chindarapet while he was having tea at a wayside tea stall there.

Before the attack, Balachandran was facing life threats and was provided a personal security officer (PSO) by the Tamil Nadu home department.

The murder of Balachandran has raised serious issues of law and order in Chennai as a small-time financier was hacked to death publicly in a busy traffic junction.

Leader of Opposition E.K. Palaniswami of the AIDMK came out strongly against the failure of the state police department, stating that Chennai has turned into a murder city with 18 killings in the past 20 days.