Palakkad: NIA raid has conducted raids in Palakkad in the wake of the Coimbatore blast. The inspection was conducted at Muthalamada Chappakkad near Kollankod. The NIA team searched the residence of Abu Bakar Siddique, who was arrested for his links to IS.
The NIA had earlier confirmed that those arrested had reached Kerala after the blast. The Chennai unit of the NIA searched today at the house of Shaikh Mustafa, Muthalamada, Chappakkad, Kollengode. Mustafa is a native of Coimbatore. Sheikh Mustafa is also the cousin of Riyaz Abubakar, who was arrested by the NIA for his links with IS. NIA investigation in Tamil Nadu is going on.
In Coimbatore, inspections were conducted at 20 centers today. The inspection was conducted at Coimbatore Kottamedu, Ukkadam, Ponvila Nagar, and Ratnapura. Nizamuddin, a second-hand car dealer in Chennai who provided the car in which the blast took place, has also been taken into custody by the NIA.
Meanwhile, on the evening of October 23, an explosion occurred in Coimbatore after a cylinder exploded in a car. The car driver died in the incident. Based on the investigation, five accused were taken into police custody. UAPA (Unlawful Activities Prevention Act) was charged against them. During the investigation, 109 items including potassium were seized.
The mastermind of the bomb blast, Jamesha Mubin, was killed by a nail in the heart, according to the post-mortem report. Jamesha Mubin himself had kept explosives along with nails and sharp marble pieces inside the car to increase the impact of the blast.
When the explosion happened, a nail pierced Jamesha Mubin’s heart. One of the nails pierced through the left side of the chest and drove into the heart. Apart from this, the post-mortem report also says that many nails had penetrated Jamesha’s body. Jamesha Mubin’s body was burnt all over in the blast, but his body was not dismembered.
