Three people were arrested on Wednesday in connection with the recent detonation of a car bomb in front of the Kottai Eswaran temple here, the NIA said.
The explosion in the car loaded with explosives on the eve of Diwali left the occupant, a terrorist who had taken an oath to the global terror group ISIS, dead.
A case was initially registered at Ukkadam Police Station in Coimbatore on 23 October and later re-registered by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on 27 October.
Umar Faaruq (39) aka K Srinivasan from Nilgiris district, Mohammed Thoufeek (25) and Ferose Khan (28) from Coimbatore were arrested for their involvement in the October 23 explosion, an NIA spokesman said.
“After preliminary investigation, it has been found that the deceased accused, Jamesha Mubeen, after taking ‘bayath’ (oath of allegiance) to ISIS, intended to carry out a suicide bombing and cause great damage to symbols and monuments of a certain religious faith and with the intention of sowing terror to people, “said the spokesman.
The official said the investigation has revealed that Faaruq and Khan were part of the conspiracy meetings attended by Mubeen at Faaruq’s residence in Coonor in Nilgiris district. The accused also supported Mubeen in committing the act of terror.
“Thoufeek was in possession of incriminating literature and books related to radical Islam and also had handwritten notes on the preparation of explosives,” the spokesman said.
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