Just two weeks after the petrol bomb attack on BJP office in Coimbatore, troublemakers targeted the residence of party's district president C.R. Nandakumar in the peak hours of Wednesday.

Nandhakumar said that this incident happened around 3 a.m., two men, as captured by CCTV camera, could be seen moving around the premises before hurling two projectiles which filled with fuel. Miscreants damaged the front portion of the car parked in front of his house.

His car was parked in the porch of the house at Ramalakshmi Nagar on Masakalipalayam Road was partially damaged in the attack.

According to the police source, miscreants at first poured fuel on the car and later on threw a projectile.

After receiving information from Nandakumar, the Singanallur police rushed to the spot and cordoned off the area. The city police inquired the place and collected evidence. City police commissioner K. Periaiah who visited the spot said that five special teams have been formed to look into the attack.

Immediately with the help of neighbours, he put out the fire and called Singanallur police.

Nandakumar added that the attack on his residence is an extension of the March 7 attack which took place at the district party office on VKK Menon Road, Siddhapudur.