Petrol bomb hurled at bizman's house in Madurai

Unidentified persons hurled a petrol bomb at the house of a businessman at Puduramanathapuram road here early today, police said.

A car parked inside was partially damaged, they said.

The businessman, Balan, who was sleeping his house woke up on hearing a loud noise, and found his car burning, police said.

Though he managed to douse the fire, the car was partially burnt.

Witnesses said a group of three persons were involved in the attack.

On a complaint, police detained two persons and interrogated them.

However, the reason for the attack was not known immediately, police said.