The Chennai police have arrested a man in connection to hurling a petrol bomb at the Tamil Nadu BJP's head office 'Kamalalayam' in Chennai. Amid the ongoing investigation, the Central ruling party has blamed the state ruling DMK for its role in the attack. The attack that happened at the dusk has caught major attention when the state is gearing up for the urban local body polls. 

According to reports, an unidentified person had hurled a petrol bomb at the BJP Head office at around 1 am on Thursday. However, the office incurred no major damages and the incident was reported to the police. A police team had arrived at the office and reviewed the situation. The officials had gathered the CCTV footage in the area which had shown that a man comes in a two-wheeler and flees the spot after hurling a petrol bomb inside the office. 

The police had launched the probe and held a manhunt to detain the assailant. The reports say that the police officials had zeroed in the search and nabbed a man, named Vinoth, who belongs to Nandanam, Chennai. The police had arrested Vinoth and taken him under custody and it had then come to the revelation that Vinoth has similar such cases in the past. 

During the investigation, Vinoth has said that he had hurled the petrol bomb as Tamil Nadu BJP President Annamalai had voiced in favour of the NEET examination. Further investigation is underway and following the incident, hundreds of police have been deployed around the BJP's head office to counter any untoward incident. The police are also investigating the angle of whether Vinoth has acted in anyone's instigation. 

BJP blames DMK behind the attack: 

The BJP has strongly condemned the act and held DMK accountable for the attack. Speaking to ANI, BJP leader Karate Thiagarajan said, "A petrol bomb was hurled at our office around 1.30 am. A similar incident had taken place 15 years ago with Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam's (DMK) role in it. We condemn the Tamil Nadu government's role in this incident. We have also informed the police. BJP cadres don't get intimidated by such attacks." 

Chennai | An unidentified person allegedly throws a petrol bomb at Tamil Nadu BJP office around 1 am. Details awaited. pic.twitter.com/vglWAuRf5G

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