In a dramatic scene captured by a commuter on video, a sub-inspector clung to a moving car during an attempt to apprehend a wanted history-sheeter on the Tirupati highway in Tamil Nadu’s Tiruvallur district.

While the police have not yet issued an official statement, sources said the man at the centre of the chase was Alaguraja, a history-sheeter wanted for several crimes, including the murder of a person named Mayilai Sivakumar. Alaguraja reportedly has multiple cases pending against him at Ice House and Jam Bazaar police stations.

Following a tip-off that Alaguraja was hiding in Tiruvallur district, special teams were formed to capture him. As the teams closed in, Alaguraja attempted to flee in a car along the highway.

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Jam Bazaar Sub-Inspector Ananda Kumar tried to stop the vehicle by jumping onto it, clinging to the speeding car for nearly a kilometre. The occupants of the vehicle eventually pushed him off. Kumar, who was wearing a helmet at the time, avoided serious injury but has been admitted to the District Hospital for treatment.

Alaguraja managed to escape and remains at large.

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