Early on Sunday, the arrested persons had reached Gurumurthy’s house at Varadharajapuram in Mylapore, with an alleged plan to carry out the attack. Another policeman, who was guarding the house, noticed it and started chasing them. Chennai police commissioner, AK Viswanathan appreciated the swiftness of the police personnel deployed at the house. “One of my long-standing friends started sending a dog with its guard everyday between 10 pm and 5 am. All round protectionGurumurthy said that NSA Ajit Doval advised him on how to keep a house secure and an IB official often visited his house.