Anna Salai blast: history-sheeters were the target?

Chennai | Thursday | 5th March, 2020

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By Express News ServiceCHENNAI: A day after two bike-borne men hurled a country made bomb at a moving car near Teynampet, the city police suspect the miscreants’ target could have been two infamous history-sheeters -- ‘CD’ Mani and ‘Kakkathoppu’ Balaji. A police officer said, at least eight men on four bikes followed the SUV in which Balaji and Mani were travelling. “The men followed them from the court, and devised a plan to corner the vehicle near Teynampet,” said the officer. While in the car, the duo realised that they were being followed, and took the deviation to Mayor Sundar Rao Road. Meanwhile, the police traced the registration number of the bike used by the miscreants, using CCTV visuals, and found that it belonged to one Devadas..