Bombs Hurled at Police Van on Trichy-Chennai Highway; EPS, BJP Slam DMK Govt

• Miscreants attacked a police vehicle with country-made bombs near Perambalur toll plaza on the Trichy-Chennai highway.
• The police were escorting Vellai Kali, a rowdy from Madurai linked to multiple criminal cases, for interrogation.
• Four police personnel sustained serious injuries in the attack and were hospitalized.
• AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami and Tamil Nadu BJP president Nainar Nagenthran condemned the incident, citing a breakdown of law and order.
• Both leaders criticized the DMK government and Chief Minister M K Stalin for the deteriorating law and order situation and curbing police independence.

Why It Matters: An attack on a police van with bombs on Trichy-Chennai highway sparks political outrage over law and order.