India: A man has been arrested for attempting to throw a petrol bomb at a gate of the Raj Bhavan in Chennai. The man had tried to do the same thing outside a BJP office in the city a few months ago.
Officials said the incident took place around 2.45 pm on Wednesday and the man attempted to throw the bomb near the Raj Bhavan’s main gate, which is used by Governor RN Ravi.
“The man, identified as one Vinod, will be sent for an examination of his mental health,” a senior police officer told NDTV. Chennai Commissioner of Police Sandeep Rai Rathore said he has been arrested.
The incident comes in the backdrop of the Tamil Nadu governor returning, for the second time, a state government file recommending former director general of police C Sylendra Babu’s appointment as chairman of the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission.
When the recommendation was sent for the first time, soon after Mr Babu’s retirement at the end of June, Mr Ravi had questioned the criteria for his selection as well as those of other candidates for the post, and asked whether Supreme Court guidelines had been followed.
