15 people questioned on torching of TN bus and attack

Bangalore, Sep 20 (UNI) In all 15 people have been taken for questioning in connection with attack on the house of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunandhi's daughter in the City and torching of a TN bus in which two persons were charred to death on Tuesday.

Additional Commissioner of Police Bipin Gopalakrishna talking to UNI, however clarified that no arrest were made so far in this connection.

The house of Ms Selvi, Managing Director of Udaya TV belonging to Sun Network owned by the MK family was attacked on Tuesday night by miscreants who hurled petrol bombs and pelted stones at her house in protest against comments made by Mr Karunanidhi on Lord Rama that had created a controversy.

Little later on that night, miscreants stopped a Chennai bound TN Public Enterprise bus on the busy Hosur road and torched the vehicle after asking the passengers to alight. However, two passengers who were fast asleep were burnt to death as the miscreants set the bus on fire using petrol bombs.

UNI