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Two persons, including a history-sheeter, were arrested for hurling molotov cocktails astatine a TASMAC outlet successful Salem connected Tuesday (June 9, 2026).
In the aboriginal hours of Sunday (June 7, 2026), 2 unidentified persons, who came connected a two-wheeler, hurled 2 molotov cocktails astatine a Tasmac outlet astatine Gorimedu, and 1 fell adjacent the outlet, and occurrence dispersed implicit the bare insubstantial boxes kept successful beforehand of and wrong the shop. The firefighters rushed to the spot and extinguished the fire. The CCTV footage of this incidental went viral connected societal media.
Meanwhile, connected Tuesday, the Kannankurichi constabulary identified the duo arsenic M. Yasin (30) of Kamatchi Nagar successful Chinna Tirupathi, who is simply a history-sheeter, and his accomplice M. Naveen (28) of NGGO Colony successful Chinna Tirupathi. The constabulary arrested them and were remanded successful prison.
Police sources said that, connected Saturday (June 6, 2026), aft closing the Tasmac outlet, the duo went to the store astatine 10.10 p.m. and demanded to beryllium provided with much liquor, which the store salesman denied. Irked by this, the duo hurled molotov cocktails, sources added.
