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Diwali revellers kill cop, techie in separate Tamil Nadu incidents

Headline via The Times of India · first report 10 Nov, 07:48 IST, latest 10 Nov, 09:33 IST

A gopuram of the Meenakshi Amman Temple, Madurai
Representational image · A gopuram of the Meenakshi Amman Temple, Madurai · user:deadrat / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0

What we know

2 independent news organisations have reported this story. The first report we saw came from The Times of India at 10 Nov, 07:48 IST; the latest is from Times Now at 10 Nov, 09:33 IST. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details: read each report through the links below.

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Reported by2 news organisations
First report10 Nov, 07:48 IST
Latest report10 Nov, 09:33 IST
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What the reports sayEach newsroom’s own summary of its report, from its feed

On Diwali night in Tamil Nadu, two individuals were killed during disputes over firecrackers. An assailant fatally attacked a special SI while he was attempting to disperse a group of unruly youths. In a separate incident, an IT technician was stabbed after…

Quoted from the newsrooms’ own feeds, with their names and links. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details.

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