Upset over NEET Bill, man hurls petrol bombs at BJP office in Chennai

Mangalore Today News Network

Chennai, Feb 10, 2022: At around 1 am on Thursday, February 10, miscreants came in two-wheelers and hurled petrol bombs at the BJP office in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. After that, they evaded the police and escaped.

 

However, based on CCTV footage, police have arrested one person from Nandanam in Chennai. The accused has been identified as 38-year-old Vinoth, and he is being questioned by the police.

 

Chennai | An unidentified person allegedly throws a petrol bomb at Tamil Nadu BJP office around 1 am. Details awaited. pic.twitter.com/vglWAuRf5G

— ANI (@ANI) February 9, 2022

According to police sources, the accused, Kaduka Vinoth, is a history-sheeter who is known for hurling petrol bombs after taking money. During questioning, the accused stated that he hurled petrol bombs as he was upset over BJP supporting the NEET Bill.

Police have also confirmed that Vinoth has several cases pending against him. He had hurled petrol bombs at a state-run TASMAC liquor shop in 2015 and also at the Teynampet police station in 2017.

Police’s initial investigations indicated that Vinoth had no religious or political motive and was drunk when he committed the crime. Vinoth has ten cases filed against him, including four attempt-to-murder cases.
BJP member Karate Thyagarajan issued a statement on the incident. He said, as quoted by ANI, "A petrol bomb was hurled at our office around 1:30 am. Similar incident took place 15 years ago with DMK’s role in it. We condenm Tamil Nadu govt’s (role) for this incident...We have also informed Police...BJP cadre doesn’t get afraid of such things."No one was injured in the incident. BJP cadres gathered outside the office and demanded action be taken.

Courtesy:India Today