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Four motorcycle-borne men hurled Molotov cocktails (petrol bombs) astatine the location of a miss adjacent Thondamuthur successful Coimbatore territory connected Sunday (May 24, 2026).
According to the police, 4 men arrived successful 2 motorcycles astatine a location astatine Kalikkanaicken Palayam adjacent Thondamuthur astatine 6.46 p.m. and hurled the explosives.
A surveillance camera ocular of the incidental showed 2 men halting their two-wheeler successful beforehand of the house’s gross and the pillion rider hurling a Molotov cocktail that landed successful the portico. It exploded and flames dispersed connected the floor.
The constabulary person launched an probe aft motorcycle-borne miscreants hurled Molotov cocktails astatine a location astatine Thondamuthur successful #Coimbatore district. @THChennaipic.twitter.com/NEFHJL16C7
— Wilson Thomas (@wilson__thomas) May 25, 2026Two much men came successful different two-wheeler wrong a fewer seconds and its pillion rider hurled the 2nd Molotov cocktail astatine the house, which besides fell connected the portico and exploded.
The video showed a fewer persons rushing to the location from outside, aft noticing the attack, and removing a scooter and bicycle parked successful the portico. The residents of the house, meanwhile, came retired and extinguished the fire.
Serial offender, accidental police
Thondamuthur Inspector T. Shanmugavel said 1 of the persons progressive successful the attack, who hails from Chennai, is simply a serial offender. He had allegedly been successful a narration with the girl of the houseowner a fewer years ago. Previously, the accused had been booked nether provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act successful Madurai for eloping with a miss beneath the property of 18, the Inspector said.
The Chennai autochthonal and his 3 friends carried retired the attack, allegedly aft the miss distanced herself from him.
The constabulary are connected the lookout for the accused.
