India News | 'Petrol Bomb' Hurled Outside Raj Bhavan's Main Gate in Chennai
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. A Molotov cocktail was lobbed by a man in front of the Raj Bhavan's main gate here on Wednesday, police said.
Chennai, Oct 25 (PTI) A Molotov cocktail was lobbed by a man in front of the Raj Bhavan's main gate here on Wednesday, police said.
The man who threw the petrol bomb was immediately overpowered, they said. A senior police official said the accused is being questioned for the motive in hurling the petrol bomb.
A Molotov cocktail is an incendiary, usually petrol, filled in a bottle and a piece of cloth is used as a wick to light it.
The BJP's state unit president K Annamalai alleged the incident "reflects the true law and order situation in Tamil Nadu."
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