The Thiruthuraipoondi police are investigating a complaint of a petrol bomb attack on the house of Eswari, a Communist Party of India (Marxist) municipal councillor in Thiruthuraipoondi on Friday.
The police received a complaint from the family of Eswari, stating that some unidentified persons threw “petrol bombs” on their house in the early hours of Friday, and escaped in unidentified vehicles.
Subsequently, the police visited the scene of crime and collected evidence, sources said.