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One hurt as crude bomb explodes

Staff Reporter

KOLLAM: A man's hand was blown-off in a crude bomb explosion at Kadakkal. The incident happened shortly after 12 noon on Sunday.

He was identified as K. Imamudeen (28), native of Vattiyoorkavu in Thiruvananthapuram. He was rushed to the Thiruvananthapuram Medical College Hospital, where doctors told the police that his condition was not serious.

The police said the explosion took place at a secret bomb-manufacturing unit near the Kadakkal Panchayat Town Hall. Explosives and weapons were seized from the place.

Imamudeen was allegedly one of those engaged in making bombs. Two others with him at the time of the explosion were arrested. The police identified them as Murugan (28) and Prabhu (23), natives of Theni in Tamil Nadu.

The bomb exploded while they attempted to escape with the bomb following a police raid.

The police said en route to Medical College Hospital, Imamuddin said he was an activist of the National Development Front. He was declared arrested and was under surveillance at the hospital.

The police were investigating the veracity of his statement. After serving a sentence, he was released from prison ten days ago.

Meanwhile, tension gripped Kadakkal township in the wake of the explosion. Kollam SP S. Gopinath inspected the site. A contingent of police was deployed there as a precautionary measure.

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