A 35-year-old history-sheeter was shot dead after he attempted to attack a police team which went to arrest him here Thursday, police said.
A few police personnel were reportedly injured in the incident.
Police said they were on the lookout for Kathirvel for the last few years and following a tip raided a place at Kariampatti in Salem.
As police started searching the area, he tried to attack the police personnel forcing them to open fire in self-defence, they said.
Kathirvel, who was seriously wounded, was taken to the government hospital where he was declared brought dead, police said.
Police said he escaped when a crackdown on rowdies was launched in and around Salem a few years ago.
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