BOC Chennai branch attacked
An unidentified group on Thursday afternoon ransacked the Bank of Ceylon branch in Egmore and attacked its employees, the Hindu newspaper reported.
The attack is believed to have been orchestrated by a Tamil group in protest against the visit of Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa to India today (8), the paper said.
The group had barged into the Bank complex at around 1.30 p.m. and attacked the police personnel on duty. While some damaged the guard's room others had rushed to the first floor of the branch and vandalised furniture and other items. They attacked some bank staff including a trainee who is a city college student, police sources added.