Police nonetheless groping in darkness on AKG centre assault in Kerala

By Express News Service

More than 12 hours into the crude bomb assault in opposition to the CPM’s headquarter, AKG Centre, in Thiruvananthapuram, the police are but groping in darkness over the id of the attacker.

The stunning incident occurred by 11.23 pm on Thursday. The CPM has accused Congress occasion of launching the dastardly assault, whereas the Congress outrightly rejected the allegation.

The Cantonment police have registered a case on the incident, whereas  City Police Commissioner has shaped a number of groups to trace the wrongdoer. The CCTV visuals retrieved from the crime spot revealed that an individual, who arrived in a two-wheeler had carried out the assault. 

The man got here from Kunnukuzhy facet and threw the explosive, which hit the boundary wall and exploded. The police are scouring the CCTV visuals collected from varied pockets within the metropolis. However, they’re but to establish the id of the attacker or the true registration variety of the automobile.

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The incident that would set off critical repercussions in state politics is being considered critically by the police and the federal government. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan condemned the assault and stated the police have been directed to deliver to ebook the suspects on the earliest.

“The attack was done to provoke people and disrupt peace in the state. The culprits and those who planned the attack will be nabbed, ” he stated.

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The CPM has registered a robust protest in opposition to the assault by conducting marches throughout the state. Top occasion leaders have visited the AKG Centre.