Puducherry police crack bomb hurling case

PUDUCHERRY: Four men have been arrested in connection to the bomb hurling incident at the house of a former minister's niece. Puducherry police arrested Kumar alias Sanikumar of Vanarapet, an ex-life convict, and his associates S Christopher, K Sridhar alias Srikanth, and P Sundar, also recpvering four country bombs from them. Senior Superintendent of Police Rajiv Ranjan said the incident revealed the failed attempt made by the accused to threaten and extort money from former councillor Sathyaraj. Sanikumar reportedly planned to hurl a country bomb at the councillor's house, but it ended up at Puducherry minister P Rajavelu's niece Premalakshmi's house. The bomb exploded, causing damage to windows and a car. Ranjan said all four were involved in two different cases of explosions, one in Puducherry and one in Kottakuppam.