‘Karukka’ Vinoth, who hurled petrol bombs near Raj Bhavan gates in Chennai, detained under Goondas Act
The Hindu
Karukka Vinoth, a history-sheeter, detained under Goondas Act after throwing petrol bombs at Raj Bhavan in Chennai. Police Commissioner Sandeep Rai Rathore issued orders to detain him, making bail harder to obtain. On Oct 25, Vinoth lobbed two Molotov cocktails at building, nabbed by police and remanded to judicial custody. He has record of 14 offences, incl. hurling petrol bombs at BJP headquarters in T. Nagar last year.
‘Karukka’ Vinoth, a history-sheeter who had thrown two petrol bombs near the gate of the Raj Bhavan in Chennai last month, has been detained under the Goondas Act.
Chennai Police Commissioner Sandeep Rai Rathore has issued orders detaining him under the stringent provisions of this Act, which makes bail harder to obtain.
On the afternoon October 25, 2023, Vinoth walked towards the Raj Bhavan, the official residence of the Tamil Nadu Governor, and lobbed two Molotov cocktails at the building. Police personnel on duty there nabbed him quickly and remanded him to judicial custody, after he was produced before a magistrate that day.
Vinoth, who is 42, of SM Nagar in Teynampet has a record of being involved in 14 offences, which include hurling petrol bombs at the BJP headquarters Kamalalayam, in T. Nagar last year, police said.
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