One dies after petrol bomb at businessman’s house | Chennai News

One dies after petrol bomb at businessman’s house
In a twist to the June 16 fire incident near Sriperumbudur that claimed the life of a 35-year-old man, police found that the blaze had been caused by petrol bombs hurled at the residence of an AIADMK functionary and businessman, rather than by an electrical short circuit as initially believed. One person died and six others were injured after they rushed to help extinguish the fire. Police later established that the incident was a premeditated attack linked to a business dispute. They solved the case by arresting a suspect for hurling the petrol bombs.

Chennai: In a twist to the June 16 fire incident near Sriperumbudur that claimed the life of a 35-year-old man, police found it was not an accid In a twist to the June 16 fire incident near Sriperumbudur that claimed the life of a 35-year-old man, police found the accident was not caused by a short circuit as initially believed. The police said one person died and six others were injured in the incident after petrol bombs were hurled at the residence of Murugan, an AIADMK functionary and businessman. Police have arrested one person in connection with the attack.Police initially registered a case suspecting an electrical short circuit. However, an inquiry ruled out an electrical fault, whereas witnesses told investigators they had heard explosions before the fire. A special investigation team later found Jalapathi, 35, of Venbakkam, was suspected of throwing petrol bombs at a motorcycle parked outside Murugan’s house before fleeing. He was arrested.

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