Archive · 26 Jan 2026
Madurai Night of Violence: Bombs and Hacking Attacks
On Sunday night in Madurai, some bad people on motorcycles threw bombs made of petrol and kerosene in two different places.
At the same time, another group attacked and hurt two young men with knives.
The police are trying to find out who did these bad things.
They think it might be because of something that happened earlier in Perambalur, where some people threw bombs at the police.
The police are working hard to keep everyone safe and catch the people who did these bad things.
Petrol and kerosene bombs were hurled in two locations in Madurai on Sunday night.
Two youths were injured in a separate hacking attack near Jaihindpuram.
Police are investigating the incidents, considering possible retaliation for the Perambalur petrol bomb incident.
In the Perambalur case, two policemen were injured when assailants hurled country-made bombs at a police escort team.
The police team acted bravely and fired warning shots, causing the attackers to flee.
- Who
- Unidentified assailants on two-wheelers
- What
- Petrol and kerosene bombs hurled, two youths hacked
- When
- Between 8:30 pm and 9:00 pm on Sunday night
- Where
- Madurai, Tamil Nadu (Subramaniapuram market area, Mahalakshmi Nagar, Jaihindpuram)
- Why
- Possible retaliation for the Perambalur petrol bomb incident
- Location
- Madurai, Tamil Nadu
- Date
- Sunday night (January 26, 2020)
- Incidents
- Petrol bomb, kerosene bomb, hacking attack
- Injured
- Two youths
- Police Response
- Investigation launched, multiple angles being probed