Kerosene bomb hurled at Hindu leader residence

A 'kerosene bomb' was hurled at the residence of a Hindu outfit leader, near here, by two unidentified men on a motorcycle, police said Sunday.

The secretary of the youth wing of the Hindu Maha Sabha, Subash was watching television Saturday midnight when he heard the sound of a bottle breaking on the portico of his house and stepped out to find two men on a motorcycle speeding away, the police said.

Subash then saw the kerosene-filled bottle burning and informed the police who, along with forensic experts, arrived at the scene and began an investigation.