The Hindu : Tamil Nadu / Tiruchi News : Country bomb hurled at police inspector

Online edition of India's National Newspaper
Saturday, Apr 30, 2005

Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu - Tiruchi

Country bomb hurled at police inspector

Staff Reporter

TIRUCHI: A country bomb was allegedly lobbed at a police inspector by an accused when he was conducting vehicle checks on Pullambadi- Thirumanoor road last night.

However, the bomb did not explode but damaged the windscreen of the police jeep.

Police have cited `Pattarai' Suresh, Sridhar, Madhan, Martin and Saravanan as accused in the case.

Sources said acting on information, the Mannachanallur police inspector, Kannan, was conducting vehicle checks last night to apprehend the accused involved in the murder case coming under the Thiruverambur police station limits here recently.

`Pattarai' Suresh, police said, is one of the accused in the murder case.

When the police officer tried to stop `Pattarai' Suresh and his accomplice who were coming on two motorcycles, Suresh allegedly lobbed a country bomb at the inspector.

All the accused escaped in the two-wheelers.

Cases have been registered against the accused under the Indian Explosive Substance Act.

The Kallakudi police have registered a case.

Printer friendly page
Send this article to Friends by E-Mail

Tamil Nadu

News Update

Stories in this Section

Bharathidasan University is expecting Centre's nod to start new department

Teachers flay govt. attitude

Drive from tomorrow to collect tax dues

Country bomb hurled at police inspector

Plan to promote new CII zone in Karur

Panchayat chief dismissed

Around the City

In Tiruchi Today