Chennai, Oct 27 (BPNS)
The Tamil Nadu police special investigation team probing into the Car blast at Coimbatore on Sunday, October 23rd has arrested one more person. The arrested is Afzal Khan, a relative of Jameesha Mubin who was killed in the car blast. This has taken the total number of arrested to 6. The investigators have also found that the accused including Mubin was planning serial blasts in Coimbatore and adjacent towns.
While Jameesha Mubin got killed on Sunday morning, five of his accomplices including Mohamed Thalha, son of Al-Umma founder, S.A. Basha’s brother were planning a series of explosions in Coimbatore and adjacent cities.
The police have also sent notices to major online stores as the accused have given statements that the chemicals including potassium nitrate, sulphur, and other materials were bought through online sites. Police said that while there was a huge cache of these raw materials that can be used to make country bombs, the purchase was made in small quantities.
It may be noted that the police have found evidences of the arrested accomplices of the deceased Jameesha Mubin having contacts with the ISIS operatives.
According to Coimbatore Police who have conducted preliminary inquiries, the arrested Mohammed Azharudhin, Mohammed Thalka, Firoze Ismail, Mohammed Riyaz and Mohammed Nawas Ismail were all attracted to the IS ideology and have drawn inspiration from the dreaded terror organisation. Firoze Ismail, it may be noted was deported in 2020 from United Arab Emirates due to his contact with the dreaded terror movement.
It may be noted that the Tamil Nadu government has already recommended an NIA investigation into the case. A team of NIA sleuths led by DIG, K.B. Vandana has already reached Coimbatore and conducted preliminary investigation into the case.
Coimbatore has been a sensitive town of South India and a major serial blast on February 14, 1998 had rocked the city. Blasts took place in 12 places in 11 areas of the city, primarily aimed at then Deputy Prime Minister of the country, L.K.Advani. The blasts conceptualized and executed by the dreaded Islamist organisation, Al- Umma left 58 persons dead and 200 injured severely. What makes matters worse is that one of the accused in the Car blast case, Mohammed Thalha is the son of Nawab Khan brother of S.A. Basha founder of Al-Umma.
With the IS sympathies of the accused who are in jail and one of the accused being a close blood relative of S.A. Basha have made matters worse.
