Three teens hurl Molotov cocktail on police outpost; nabbed
Three teenagers were arrested for allegedly throwing a Molotov cocktail at a police outpost in Manur. The incident occurred after the police stopped the teens for riding a bike without a valid license. Authorities are investigating whether the attack was intended to assert dominance, especially in light of a recent anniversary related to local gang activity.
- ▪The teenagers were intercepted during a routine vehicle check for riding without a valid license.
- ▪They prepared and threw a Molotov cocktail at the police outpost in the early hours of the morning.
- ▪No injuries were reported from the attack, and the suspects were later identified through CCTV footage.
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The Manur police have picked-up three teenagers, who allegedly lobbed Molotov cocktail on a police outpost on Monday night in a bid to terrorise the law-enforcers and teach them a lesson, it is said.The Manur police, during the routine vehicle check on Monday evening, intercepted three teens riding on a bike. After seizing the two-wheeler, the police asked the underaged trio, who did not have the valid driving license, to bring their parents to the police station to get the bike released, the police said.However, they prepared Molotov cocktail and lobbed it in the police outpost at Ramayanpatti on Tirunelveli – Sankarankovil Road in the midnight.
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