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Petrol bomb hurled outside Raj Bhavan in Chennai
A senior police official mentioned that the suspect is currently under interrogation to determine the motive behind the attack.
A petrol bomb was hurled in front of the main gate of Raj Bhavan on Wednesday. A man who hurled the petrol bomb was swiftly subdued by authorities. A senior police official mentioned that the suspect is currently under interrogation to determine the motive behind the attack. The barricades and plants have been damaged in the incident.
The President is set to visit Chennai on Thursday in view of the recent development.
Though reports cited the hurling of two petrol bombs initially, the police told PTI that only one bomb was used and that it “did not create any impact the way the accused expected.”
A complaint has been lodged at Guindy police station in connection with the incident.
Speaking about the incident, Additional Commissioner of Chennai Police Prem Anand Sinha said, "Around 3 pm, an unidentified person tried to throw some bottles of petrol outside Raj Bhavan near barricades. As soon as this was noticed by the security personnel present there, they surrounded him, confiscated other bottles from his hand and immediately handed him over to the patrol vehicle and took him to the police station."
“It seems that he was drunk. There is absolute, alert and proper bandobast in front of Raj Bhavan,” Sinha added further.
The person has been identified as history-sheeter K Vinod who is a habitual offender with 6-7 cases against him.
Reacting to the incident, Tamil Nadu BJP leader K. Annamalai wrote on X, “Petrol bombs were hurled at Raj Bhavan today, reflects the true law and order situation in Tamil Nadu. While DMK is busy diverting the attention of people to insignificant matters of interest, criminals have taken the streets. Incidentally, it is the same person who attacked @BJP4TamilNadu Headquarters in Chennai in Feb 2022 is held responsible for the attack on Raj Bhavan today. These continuous attack only leaves one to think that the DMK government is sponsoring these attacks. Thiru @mkstalin will now be preparing for the next diversion, as he always does.”
(With inputs from agencies)
