Tamil Nadu Raj Bhavan petrol bomb attack: Union Minister L Murugan demands CBI or NIA probe

In alleged petrol bomb attack outside Raj Bhawan in Tamil Nu, Union Minister L. Murugan on Saturday demanded a CBI or NIA probe.

" Tamil Nu government should make law and order right, and at same time, Raj Bhavan petrol bomb issue should not be taken lightly. investigation must be done. Who is behind person who allegedly threw bomb? Who me him do so?" he told a news agency ANI in Trichy on Saturday.

"I have been asking from first day that CBI or NIA must investigate and probe this Raj Bhavan petrol bomb hurdle case; n only full truth will come out," he ded.

Tamil Nu DGP, in an official statement, denied charges me by Raj Bhavan regarding yesterday's petrol bomb attack near Raj Bhavan.

"Raj Bhavan's statement that petrol bomb exploded and that petrol bombs were hurled by more than one person is totally contrary to truth," DGP office said in an official statement.

ditional Commissioner of Police, Prem Anand Sinha, said on Wednesday that an unidentified person tried to throw some bottles of petrol outside Raj Bhavan near barrices.

He furr said that motive behind attack is being determined.

"Around 3 p.m., an unidentified person tried to throw some bottles of petrol outside Raj Bhavan near barrices. As soon as this was noticed by security personnel present re, y surrounded him, confiscated or bottles from his hand, immediately handed him over to patrol vehicle, and took him to police station," ACP Sinha told ANI.

person has been identified as criminal K Vinod, who is a habitual offender with 6-7 cases against him, as per police.

Tamil Nu Raj Bhavan said on Thursday that Chennai police did not register ir complaint on petrol bomb incident and alleged a fair probe was 'killed' even before it began. Furr, it was alleged that police diluted attack as an act of simple vandalism and did not take up detailed interrogation.

"Police did not register Raj Bhavan's complaint about attack. police, Suo Motu, diluted attack as an act of simple vandalism and, in a hurry, got arrested. accused was remanded to jail at midnight, waking up magistrate and preventing detailed interrogation that could expose those behind attack," Tamil Nu Raj Bhavan stated. "A fair investigation is killed before it begins," Raj Bhavan ded.

Earlier on Wednesday, Tamil Nu BJP President K Annamalai alleged that petrol bomb incident outside Raj Bhawan shows that DMK government is "sponsoring" se attacks, ding that Chief Minister MK Stalin is opting "diversification tactics.

" DGP office also clarified its statement on registration of complaints over attack on governor's convoy in April last year.

In April last year, a convoy of Governor RN Ravi in Mayiluthurai was attacked. Referring to letter of Governor's Aide-de-Camp, State DGP said, “A statement by governor's office that governor's convoy was attacked in Mayiluthirai and complaint given by governor's office and it's not filed is against truth. Actually, governor's convoy was not attacked, but his follow-up vehicle was, and a case was filed in that incident, and 73 people were arrested.”

(With Agency inputs)