Indian-origin man arrested for firebombing building in US

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An Indian-origin man has been arrested for firebombing a Madison office building in the US state of Wisconsin in May 2022, the Justice Department said.. Hridindu Sankar Roychowdhury, 29, of Madison, who was arrested from Bostons International Airport last week is charged with one count of attempting to cause damage by means of fire or an explosive, the department said in a statement...

According to the complaint, Roychowdhury used an incendiary device in violation of federal law in connection with his efforts to terrorise and intimidate a private organisation, said Assistant Attorney General Matthew G. Olsen of the Justice Departments National Security Division...

On Mothers Day on May 8, 2022, at approximately 6.06 am, law enforcement responded to an active fire at an office building located in Madison, Wisconsin.. Outside of the building, someone spray-painted on one wall, If abortions arent safe then you arent either and, on another wall, a large A with a circle around it and the number 1312..

Law enforcement officers advised that a forensic biologist, who examined the DNA evidence recovered from the attack scene and compared it to the DNA collected from the food contents, found the two samples matched and likely were the same individual...

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