Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) Nov 23 (PTI) A 24-year-old man accused of peddling ganja was shot on the knee when he tried to escape here in Cuddalore district, police said on Sunday.

The accused, identified as Naveen, a resident of Vallumpadugai, allegedly hurt a constable, identified as Iyyappan, on his left hand with a knife, a police official said.

Both the constable and the accused are admitted to a hospital, the official added.

According to police sources, Naveen had escaped on November 22, when the police had rounded up him and his friends -- Gautam and Arun -- while they were trying to sell ganja in Sivapuri. Naveen had used a knife to threaten the constables, before escaping, said the police, who were tipped off about the peddlers.

Later, after interrogating the other two accused, the

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