Police chase down Poojary's henchman

BANGALORE: Sending a strong signal to gangsters trying to threaten and extort money from builders in the city, the police chased down and shot at one of don Ravi Poojary���s chief aides in the wee hours of Sunday.
City Crime Branch (CCB) sleuths shot at Harish Tholar after the chase on Jnana Bharathi campus. Harish had taken over the mantle from Poojary���s main henchman Pandu Pai after the latter was murdered in Mangalore a month ago.Police said Harish was involved in intimidating the city���s realtors and passing their phone numbers to his boss.
Police had specific information that Harish was travelling alone in a four-wheeler on Saturday night, on his way to meet someone. A CCB team immediately started tracking him down. When he was at Jnana Bharathi campus around 4.15 am, inspector Balegowda���s team started chasing him. He zipped through the campus but was finally cornered by inspectors S K Umesh, N H Siddappa and Poovaiah near the administrative block.
Police said Harish tried to swerve away but hit a water pipe on a pavement. He got out of the car and ���allegedly��� tried to shoot the policemen. Umesh and Siddappa fired two rounds in return and hit Harish on his knee and thigh. Balegowda shot twice at the car���s wheels. Harish is now undergoing treatment at Victoria Hospital.