India News | Man Who Hurled Petrol Bomb on RSS Functionary's House Arrested in Coimbatore
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. A 29-year-old man has been arrested on charges of hurling a petrol bomb on the house of an RSS functionary here and search is on for two of his accomplices, police said on Wednesday.
Coimbatore (TN), Mar 8 (PTI) A 29-year-old man has been arrested on charges of hurling a petrol bomb on the house of an RSS functionary here and search is on for two of his accomplices, police said on Wednesday.
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The incident occurred in Kovaipudur on September 22 last year, as a follow up of the Centre banning Popular Front of India.
Incidents of stone pelting and bomb hurling took place at six places across the city.
Police had spread a dragnet for the accused. However, they have been shifting their hideouts frequently and also changed sim cards to avert arrest.
Based on a tip off about their location, police on Tuesday arrested Mohammed Shafi.
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