Petrol Bomb tossed towards in front of Raj Bhavan Gate in Chennai
In a shocking incident in Chennai, a petrol bomb was thrown in front of the governor's residence in Tamil Nadu's capital Chennai. Raj Bhavan which is the residence of the governor of Tamil Nadu became the site of the incident as the petrol bomb was hurled in front of the main gate.
The petrol bomb resulted in the damaging the barricades and plants present at the spot.
The authorities successfully arrested the person who threw the petrol bomb towards the front gate. According to media reports, the suspect is currently taken for interrogation to find out the motive behind his arrest.
President Droupadi Murmu is scheduled to visit Chennai on October 26 for a two-day visit. The President will take part in the convocation of Indian Maritime University located in Chennai.
Initial reports claimed two bombs being hurled by the suspect, but then the police confirmed that only one petrol bomb was hurled by the suspect. The Bomb did not create the impact the suspect was expecting it to create.
Guindy police station registered a complaint regarding the incident.
Raj Bhavan, Chennai
Prem Anand Sinha, Additional Commissioner of Chennai Police 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."
The Commissioner added, “It seems that he was drunk. There is absolute, alert and proper bandobast in front of Raj Bhavan”.
The arrested suspect identified as K Vinod has a history of offences with 6-7 cases registered against him.
K. Annamalai, a prominent BJP leader from Tamil Nadu took to X(formerly known as Twitter) to express his disappointment with the incident by saying "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 BJP's 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 MK. Stalin will now be preparing for the next diversion, as he always does.”
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