NIA files charge sheet in TN Raj Bhavan petrol bomb attack case
New Delhi (PTI): The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a charge sheet against one person in the Tamil Nadu Raj Bhavan petrol bomb attack case, officials said on Saturday.
In its report filed before a special court in Chennai on Friday, the agency invoked the stringent IPC section 124, which pertains to an attack on a President or a governor, besides other charges against Vinoth alias Karukka Vinoth, they said.
The accused allegedly hurled two petrol bombs in quick succession at the Raj Bhavan's gate number 1 in Chennai on October 25, 2023, which resulted in an explosion and damage to government property.
"This was the fourth such incident involving the accused. Previously, he had thrown petrol bombs at government establishments like the TASMAC (Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation) outlet in T Nagar and the Teynampet police station and also the BJP Tamil Nadu state head office in Chennai," an NIA spokesperson said in a statement.
The agency has alleged that Vinoth's motive was to overawe the constitutional authority of the state's governor.
"He had stolen petrol from a bike in SM Nagar, collected empty liquor bottles to fill them with petrol, walked up from Teynampet to Raj Bhavan, and hurled two petrol bombs at the Raj Bhavan gate at around 2.40 pm," the spokesperson said.
When police personnel rushed to restrain him, he allegedly threatened them and thus, deterred them from discharge of duty, she said.
"Based on a special report by the police personnel, a case was initially registered at the Guindy police station under sections 436, 353 and 506 (II) of the IPC, section 4 of the TNPPDL Act, 1992, and section 3 of the Explosive Substances Act, 1908. The case was re-registered by the NIA on 10th November 2023," the spokesperson said.
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Mudigere: 22-yr-old youngster hangs herself to death after father scolds her for not making curry
Mudigere: A 22-year-old young woman, Soujanya Poojary, who was upset over an apparently trivial issue, has allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself at home in Devavrinda village of the taluk on Saturday evening.
On Saturday morning, Soujanya’s father Natesh Poojary handed her vegetables, instructed her to prepare curry using them and went out. When he returned home in the afternoon, however, he found that his daughter had not prepared the curry and scolded her. He also told her to get curry from a neighbour’s house and again went out.
Soujanya, after being treated harshly by her father, reportedly closed the door of the house and hanged herself to death inside.
Gonibeedu Police officers, who were informed of her death, have registered a case and are investigating.
(Assistance for overcoming suicidal thoughts is available on the state’s health helpline 104, Tele-MANAS 14416.)
