Petrol Bomb Row: Tamil Nadu DGP Refutes 'Scutlling Probe' Allegations By Raj Bhavan, Assures Fair Investigation

Petrol Bomb Row: The Director-General of Police (DGP) of Tamil Nadu has refuted allegations by the state Governor's office that the police tried to dilute the incident wherein petrol bombs were hurled outside the Raj Bhavan in Chennai on Wednesday. A man was arrested for allegedly committing the act, but the office of Tamil Nadu governor RN Ravi later alleged that the attack was carried out by more than one individual an that the police was trying to downplay the incident.

(Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi (R) with Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Pic credits: ANI)

"Raj Bhavan's statement that the petrol bomb exploded and that the petrol bombs were hurled by more than one person is totally contrary to the truth," Tamil Nadu DGP Shankar Jiwal stated. "A fair and complete investigation will be conducted regarding yesterday's incident. All footage from CCTV is retrieved and a full investigation will be done. Tamil Nadu police give continuous security to the Governor's office Raj Bhavan," the top police official of Tamil Nadu added.

Raj Bhavan's statement that the petrol bomb exploded and that the petrol bombs were hurled by more than one person is totally contrary to the truth.

Also, a statement by the governor's office that the governor's convoy was attacked in Mayiladuthirai and the complaint given by… https://t.co/ymOuyFHhUi

— ANI (@ANI) October 26, 2023

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Earlier in the day, the Raj Bhawan had said, "Police did not register Raj Bhavan's complaint on the attack. Suo Moto diluted the attack as an act of simple vandalism and in a hurry got arrested accused remanded to jail at midnight waking up the magistrate and prevented detailed interrogation which could expose those behind the attack. A fair investigation is killed before it begins."

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While countering Raj Bhavan's claims, DGP Jiwal also dismissed allegations of inaction in an earlier attack on the Governor's convoy. "Also, a statement by the governor's office that the governor's convoy was attacked in Mayiladuthirai and the complaint given by the governor's office and it's not filed, are also against the truth. Actually, the governor's convoy was not attacked but his follow-up vehicle was and a case was filed in that incident and 73 persons were arrested," Jiwal said in his statement.

Slamming Tamil Nadu's ruling DMK over the incident, the BJP state unit chief K Annamalai said in a post on social media platform X (formerly Twitter), "Petrol bombs were hurled at Raj Bhavan today, reflects the true law and order situation in Tamil Nadu. While DMK is busy diverting the attention of people to insignificant matters of interest, criminals have taken the streets."

The BJP has demanded an NIA probe into the matter. Meanwhile, the DMK condemned the attack and said it would never allow such untoward incidents as it would only tarnish the image of the state government.

(With inputs from ANI)