KANYAKUMARI: Unidentified people hurled an explosive substance at the house of Rajya Sabha member A Vijayakumar (AIADMK) in Nagercoil Town in the early hours of Tuesday.
The MP was in Delhi when the incident took place. Talking to TOI over the phone, the MP said that his wife, two sons, daughter-in-law and grandchild were at home. “Nobody was hurt in the incident,” he said.
“It was noticed after daybreak. Since I am given an armed police security, we don’t have a security guard at home. The incident was taken to the notice of top police officials in the district, and a formal complaint has been lodged,” he said and added that they were also going through CCTV footage recorded at their house.
The reason for the attack and the type of explosive substance uses were under investigation. Police asked occupants of the house not to come out till further advice. A dog squad and a scientific team of the Kanyakumari district police were pressed into service to gather clues.