Unidentified people hurled a molotov cocktail at the residence of a panchayat ward member in Namakkal district on Saturday. R. Saravanan (45) of Pavithram near Erumapatti in Namakkal District, is a DMK functionary and member of Pavithram panchayat ward three. In the wee hours of Saturday, he woke up to noises outside his home and stepped outside to find his bike destroyed by fire, which soon began spreading to his house. He extinguished the fire with help from nearby residents and alerted Erumapatti police. A probe is on.
