Kanpur: 3 hurl bomb at BJP MLA’s house held

KANPUR: Three men hurled a bomb outside the residence of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA from Govindnagar Surendra Maithani in in Pandu nagar area of the City, on Monday night.
They tried to escape but were chased by the security personnel of the BJP MLA and locals. They were later taken in custody by the police.
The BJP MLA said, “Following commotion, I came out of my house and saw my security personnel and some locals of the area chasing some people.As per the eyewitnesses, one among them had hurled a bomb, but it didn’t explode. They also threw away a country-made firearm at the site. Their intention is still not clear.”
“I have apprised senior police officials and I hope the police will take appropriate action,” said Maithani.
“Three persons have been identified as Suraj Tiwari of Jaiprakash Nagar, Sumit Sonker and Gaurav Nishad of Double Puliya area of the city. They are in police custody and are being interrogated. We have seized a bomb and a country-made weapon from the spot,” said Pandu Nagar police outpost incharge Anand Prakash.