Chennai: Tension erupted in the Nungambakkam area after angry male friends, upset over being reprimanded for coming to see female students, hurled petrol bombs at vehicles late at night.
Police in Nungambakkam, Chennai, received information yesterday morning that cars and two-wheelers were burning near Ramalinga Vallalar Temple in Pushpa Nagar, Nungambakkam.
Following this, the police rushed to the spot and conducted an investigation. Forensic experts also inspected the scene. It was then found that petrol had been filled in beer bottles, set on fire, and thrown at the vehicles.
The car that was set on fire belongs to Venkatesan, a resident of Pushpa Nagar, and it is said that he is a district organizer of the DMK lawyers' wing.
Similarly, a two-wheeler belonging to Kamesh Kannan from the same area was also damaged. Initially, the police examined footage from the surveillance cameras at the scene.
During the investigation, it is said that over the past few days, the two students living in Pushpa Nagar had been visited by their boyfriends, and that some local residents who noticed this had confronted them.
As a result, some angry youths threw petrol bombs, police said, according to the investigation. In this incident, one car and four two-wheelers were damaged.
5 arrested
Meanwhile, in connection with the petrol bomb attack on the car, police have arrested and are questioning five people: Suraj (20) from Maduravoyal, Mugundan (19) from Ashok Nagar, Adish (19) from the same area, and two 17-year-old boys from the Kodambakkam area.
Condemnation
In a statement issued by V. The Leaders Movement’s public relations secretary K. Swaminathan, he said, “The news that a petrol bomb was thrown in Nungambakkam, the central part of the capital, is shocking. Whoever the culprits may be, they must be identified immediately and strict action must be taken.”