In a shocking incident, a group of miscreants damaged vehicles parked in front of the houses of BJP functionaries in Kumaran Nagar near Pollachi and tried to set them on fire. On hearing about the incident, many BJP functionaries gathered in front of Kumaran Nagar after which the Coimbatore West Police examined CCTV cameras in the area to crack down on the miscreants.
Coimbatore: In a shocking incident in Kumaran Nagar of Pollachi, a group of miscreants damaged vehicles parked in front of the houses of BJP functionaries and tried to set them on fire.
Ponraj hails from Kumaran Nagar in Pollachi and has been the South District Secretary of the unorganised sector of BJP. He had parked his car outside his house on Thursday night and fell asleep.
Some miscreants on two-wheelers reportedly woke up to hear the sound of his car's windshield breaking in the middle of the night.
The miscreants fled the scene and then went onto the houses of Siva and Saravanan from the same area. Autos and a car parked on the road were vandalised with weapons including the axe and arival.
Following this, the miscreants poured the diesel that they were carrying in plastic covers on cars and autos and tried to set them on fire.
On hearing the commotion, locals in the neighbourhood reportedly emerged from their homes and began shouting at the men. The miscreants gave up their attempt to set fire to the vehicles and fled from the spot.
On hearing about the incident, many BJP functionaries gathered in front of Kumaran Nagar. Following this, the Coimbatore West Police arrived on the scene and began examining the CCTV camera footage in the area. A tense atmosphere prevailed in Pollachi due to the vehicles of BJP functionaries being vandalised.