Chennai, Oct 25 (BPNS)
Sections of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) have been invoked in the Coimbatore car blast case that took place on Sunday early morning in which the man on the wheel, Jameesha Mubin was instantly killed. This was after 75 kg of explosive raw materials were seized from the residence premises of all the accused including the deceased Jameesha Mubin.
Five youths, Mohammed Talka, Mohammed Azharuddin, Mohammed Navas Ismail, Mohammed Riyas, and Firoze Ismail were arrested by the police. Of this Mohammed, Dhalka is the son of Nawas Khan, brother of the founder of Al-Uma, S.A. Basha.
The UAPA is a Section under the National Investigation Agency (NIA) Act and this would lead to the premier investigating agency taking over the probe from Tamil Nadu police.
It may be noted that the car blast took place when one of the two gas cylinders in the car exploded. However, at tthe site of the blast near the Sangameswaran temple in Ukkadam street, police recovered marbles and nails strewn around.
The NIA had in 2019 interrogated the deceased Jameesha Mubin after it was revealed that he was a Facebook friend of Sri Lankan Islamic cleric Zahran Hashim considered the mastermind of the Easter day bombing in the island nation. Zahran Hashim was the leader of the National Thowheed Jamaath and was based in South India.
