Petrol bomb thrown at house in Chennai after fight over marijuana smoking

Chennai Police detained one person and are in search of two others after they threw a petrol bomb at the house of a Pudu Vannarapet resident. The victim had earlier allegedly confronted the men over smoking marijuana near the victim's house.

Siva, a resident of Desiya Nagar, noticed a group of people smoking ganja near his house. He approached them and requested them to leave, leading to a heated argument.

On Monday night, unidentified people retaliated by throwing a petrol bomb at Siva's gate. Neighbours ran to Siva's house and helped him in extinguishing the fire. The locals along with Siva complained about the matter at the Pudu Vannarapet police station along with CCTV footage as evidence.

One of the three who was arrested, identified as Manoj, has a criminal history. The search is still on for the other two suspects who were involved in the attack.

The investigation into the matter is underway.