Petrol bomb hurled at temple in Theni district

Unidentified persons hurled a petrol bomb at a temple in Allinagaram in the district triggering tension in the village, police said today.
However, there was no damage to the temple as the bomb failed to explode.
The miscreants hurled the bomb at Kali temple belonging to a particular community around 2 AM yesterday and managed to get away under the cover of darkness, they said.
Police personnel in large numbers have been deployed in the area to defuse tension, police said adding there was a dispute between two communities in the area over erecting thatched roof for a temple festival and over an eve teasing incident involving a girl of another community.

On hearing a loud noise, people in the vicinity gathered around the temple and demanded the immediate arrest of the culprits.
A special team has been formed to nab the culprits, police added.