Explosive affair: The Hindu Editorial on the October 23, 2022 Coimbatore car blast
2 years, 1 month ago

Explosive affair: The Hindu Editorial on the October 23, 2022 Coimbatore car blast

The Hindu  

With investigators finding tell-tale signs of a terror plot having gone awry, post Sunday’s predawn car blast near a temple in communally-fragile Coimbatore, the incident, unless tackled professionally with sensitivity, holds the potential of escalating existing tensions on the law and order and political fronts. Information that the car’s driver and suspected mastermind, who was charred, Jameesha Mubin, was briefly under the National Investigation Agency radar, would certainly call into question the capabilities of the intelligence apparatus in sensing and forestalling a terror plot. Despite the police’s commendable post-blast action, realising the gravity and political ramifications of the issue at hand, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. The DMK, as such, faces criticism of being soft on terror, due to the 1998 Coimbatore serial blasts, though Tamil Nadu has seen the fangs of terror during the AIADMK regime too.

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Tamil Nadu BJP Chief Annamalai, Others Detained During Protest Over Funeral Of Coimbatore Blast Mastermind
3 days, 13 hours ago

Tamil Nadu BJP Chief Annamalai, Others Detained During Protest Over Funeral Of Coimbatore Blast Mastermind

ABP News  

Tamil Nadu BJP President K Annamalai and several other party leaders were detained by the police on Friday while staging a protest against the funeral procession of SA Basha, the mastermind behind the 1998 Coimbatore serial bomb blasts. Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai said, "We condemn the cowardly act of the DMK Government for arresting the leaders & cadres …

NIA charges 4 Islamists in ISIS radicalisation and recruitment case filed after 2022 Coimbatore blast
4 months, 2 weeks ago

NIA charges 4 Islamists in ISIS radicalisation and recruitment case filed after 2022 Coimbatore blast

Op India  

The National Investigation Agency on August 6 informed that they have filed a chargesheet against 4 men for radicalising youths and recruiting them for terrorist outfit ISIS. The chargesheet relates to the case filed by the NIA Chennai branch in August last year, based on the investigation into the blast triggered by an explosives-laden car outside the Sangameswarar Temple temple …

DMK govt releases SA Basha and 2 other terrorists convicted in 1998 Coimbatore blast case
10 months, 1 week ago

DMK govt releases SA Basha and 2 other terrorists convicted in 1998 Coimbatore blast case

Op India  

The Dravidra Munnetra Kazagham -led Tamil Nadu government has reportedly released 3 terrorists, convicted in the deadly Coimbatore bomb blasts of 1998 that claimed the lives of 58 people. While speaking about the matter, BJP President K Annamalai said, “It’s very unfortunate the DMK government is trying its best to release 16 convicts in the infamous Coimbatore bomb blast and …

Opposition leaders flay govt for bomb blast'
1 year, 1 month ago

Opposition leaders flay govt for bomb blast'

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: Leaders of the opposition parties in the State blamed the government for the deterioration of law and order that led to the hurling of a ‘Molotov cocktail’ outside the gates of the Raj Bhavan and even as concerns were expressed over the incident happening on the eve of President Draupadi Murmu’s visit to Chennai. The failure of the government …

Petrol bomb thrown at Tamil Nadu Governor's house, opposition blames DMK government
1 year, 1 month ago

Petrol bomb thrown at Tamil Nadu Governor's house, opposition blames DMK government

India Today  

A man was arrested on Wednesday for throwing petrol bombs at the main gate of Tamil Nadu's Raj Bhavan, which is the official residence of the state Governor RN Ravi. Reacting to the incident, Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai said, "Petrol bombs were hurled at Raj Bhavan today, reflects the true law and order situation in Tamil Nadu. "Incidentally, …

Coimbatore car blast was inspired by Sri Lanka Easter bombings: NIA
1 year, 9 months ago

Coimbatore car blast was inspired by Sri Lanka Easter bombings: NIA

The Hindu  

Those involved in last October’s car explosion in front of Coimbatore’s Sangameswarar temple operated an Islamic State module inspired by Zahran Hashim, the mastermind of the Easter 2019 bombings in Sri Lanka, the National Investigation Agency’s probe has found. “Evidence strongly support that they acted like an IS module inspired by Hashim,” said the source, adding that the agency could …

Coimbatore car explosion case: NIA takes accused to Mubeen's residence, blast site for investigation
1 year, 11 months ago

Coimbatore car explosion case: NIA takes accused to Mubeen's residence, blast site for investigation

India Today  

Four accused who were arrested in connection to the Coimbatore car terror blast were taken to various locations near the blast site for investigation on Tuesday. Around midnight on Tuesday, the NIA team took Sanafar Ali, Muhammad Riaz, Nawaz, and Thoufiq to Jamesha Mubeen's residence and inquired about how they helped in carrying the cylinder from Mubeen's residence on the …

Coimbatore City Police to re-draw road map for policing for the next 25 years
2 years ago

Coimbatore City Police to re-draw road map for policing for the next 25 years

The Hindu  

The Coimbatore City Police are on the job of re-drawing the road map for policing for the next 25 years given the growing complexities on two counts — one on the communal front and the other on drug abuse among students, said V. Balakrishnan, Commissioner of Police, Coimbatore City. To offer counselling, panels involving religious scholars, psychologists, family members especially …

Coimbatore Blast May Be First Attempted Suicide Attack by An ISIS Sympathiser in India - News18
2 years, 1 month ago

Coimbatore Blast May Be First Attempted Suicide Attack by An ISIS Sympathiser in India - News18

News 18  

Investigations have indicated that the blast that occurred in front of the Kottai Easwaran Temple in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, is definitely a terrorist attack and the perpetrators involved are members of an Islamic State -inspired module, CNN-News18 has learnt. In fact, this can be termed as the first attempted ‘suicide attack’ by an ISIS sympathiser in India, though the only …

Signs of trouble: On explosions in Coimbatore and Mangaluru
2 years, 1 month ago

Signs of trouble: On explosions in Coimbatore and Mangaluru

The Hindu  

The blast in Mangaluru in Karnataka on November 19 is a troubling sign of the radicalisation among a section of Muslims. Mohammed Shariq, who was allegedly carrying the improvised explosive device in a pressure cooker in an autorickshaw, may be linked to the Islamic State, at least ideologically, according to investigators. The police have searched at least seven places in …

L’affaire Coimbatore blasts: In search of dangerous jihadi links
2 years, 1 month ago

L’affaire Coimbatore blasts: In search of dangerous jihadi links

Firstpost  

For a nation that has been one of the most terror afflicted in the world, it is baffling that there should be so much speculation about the Coimbatore car blast of 23 October 2022 which killed one Jamesha Mubin. Long ago, when this author was advising the state on security, he was told by a senior functionary in the intelligence …

DMK hits out at Governor again
2 years, 1 month ago

DMK hits out at Governor again

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: The DMK that has been hitting out at Governor R N Ravi, who too, on his part, has been consistently pointing fingers at the State government on various issues, has picked on the latest remark on the alleged delay in handing over the investigations relating to the blast in a car at Coimbatore to the National Investigation Agency on …

Coimbatore car blast | Terror probe, politics and more
2 years, 1 month ago

Coimbatore car blast | Terror probe, politics and more

The Hindu  

A day before Deepavali, the residents of Kottaimedu in Coimbatore city woke up to a car explosion that occurred in front of Sangameswarar Temple at dawn on October 23, 2022. Police swung into action after explosion of a LPG cylinder in a car at Coimbatore The next day, on October 24, five accomplices of Mubin, identified as Muhammad Thalha, Muhammad …

Tamil Nadu: CM MK Stalin lauds Coimbatore Police for handling car explosion case aptly
2 years, 1 month ago

Tamil Nadu: CM MK Stalin lauds Coimbatore Police for handling car explosion case aptly

India TV News  

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Monday praised Coimbatore Police for handling car explosives case in the city. The CM gave away certificates of appreciation to police personnel of Coimbatore city for swiftly probing the car blast case. His formal appreciation, hailing the police force of the western city for quick probe and initiation of preventive measures is …

Coimbatore blast was a terror attack intended to destroy a large area
2 years, 1 month ago

Coimbatore blast was a terror attack intended to destroy a large area

Op India  

Numerous astonishing and disturbing details about the deceased Jamesha Mubin and his arrested accomplices have been revealed as the investigation into the Coimbatore car blast in Tamil Nadu proceeds. Mubin expected his suicide bombing operation would obliterate a radius of 50 to 100 metres, including the temple and numerous apartment complexes nearby, according to the interrogation of the six alleged …

Coimbatore blast: TN BJP chief claims police had details on accused being 'ISIS sympathiser'
2 years, 1 month ago

Coimbatore blast: TN BJP chief claims police had details on accused being 'ISIS sympathiser'

India Today  

Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai has issued a rebuttal to the Tamil Nadu police’s statement, accusing him of trying to divert the probe in the Coimbatore car blast. In his reply, Annamalai claimed that the police were given information regarding Jameza Mubin, who was killed after an LPG cylinder exploded inside a car in Coimbatore. TN POLICE'S ACCUSATION AGAINST …

Coimbatore car blast a 'terror attack', enemies trying to create issues for India, says TN governor
2 years, 1 month ago

Coimbatore car blast a 'terror attack', enemies trying to create issues for India, says TN governor

India Today  

Tamil Nadu governor RN Ravi has called the Coimbatore cylinder blast a “terror attack.” He added that the adversaries to the nation are trying to create issues for India through such incidents. Tamil Nadu governor RN Ravi in his speech said, “Our adversaries don't like our progress. The Bharat of today is not what it was a few years back …

Coimbatore car blast accused visited Kerala's Viyyur jail to meet man linked to Sri Lanka Easter bombing
2 years, 1 month ago

Coimbatore car blast accused visited Kerala's Viyyur jail to meet man linked to Sri Lanka Easter bombing

India Today  

One of the accused who was arrested in connection with the Coimbatore car explosion case had visited Kerala’s Viyyur jail to meet with Muhammad Azharuddin. Feroz, who visited Viyyur prison and met Muhammad Azharuddin, is one of the six men arrested in connection with the Coimbatore car explosion on Sunday, which killed one person. Azharuddin was arrested by the National …

Coimbatore car blast is an intelligence failure, says AIADMK ex-Minister S.P. Velumani
2 years, 1 month ago

Coimbatore car blast is an intelligence failure, says AIADMK ex-Minister S.P. Velumani

The Hindu  

The car blast in Coimbatore happened because of intelligence failure, alleged former Municipal Administration Minister S.P. Speaking to presspersons after the meeting, Mr. Velumani alleged that the incident that happened last week was because of the failure of intelligence. People of Coimbatore have been living with common brotherhood and an incident like this creates fear among people” The former Minister …

BJP politicising Coimbatore blast to gain foothold in Tamil Nadu: Vaiko
2 years, 1 month ago

BJP politicising Coimbatore blast to gain foothold in Tamil Nadu: Vaiko

The Hindu  

The BJP is attempting to politicise the Coimbatore car blast to create communal disharmony and gain a foothold in the State, charged MDMK general secretary Vaiko in Krishnagiri on October 27. Addressing journalists, Mr. Vaiko also slammed BJP state president K. Annamalai over his statements on the Coimbatore blasts. The Tamil Nadu police’s swift action post-the blast on Sunday in …

NIA takes over Coimbatore car blast case probe
2 years, 1 month ago

NIA takes over Coimbatore car blast case probe

India Today  

The National Investigation Agency on Thursday, October 27, took over the investigation in the Coimbatore car blast case by registering an FIR. Around 4.30 am on October 23, an LPG cylinder exploded inside a Maruti 800 in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. "Following a search at Mubin's house, we recovered some low-intensive explosives — potassium nitrate, aluminium powder, charcoal, sulphur — used …

BJP calls for bandh in Coimbatore on October 31
2 years, 1 month ago

BJP calls for bandh in Coimbatore on October 31

The Hindu  

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday announced a dawn to dusk bandh in Coimbatore city on October 31, to condemn the State government for “negligently handling the investigation” of the car blast that occurred in front of Sangameswarar temple, Kottaimedu recently. Sekhar, Hindu Munnani State president Kadeswara Subramaniam and BJP Coimbatore president Balaji Uthamaramasamy were present at the press meet. …

Coimbatore car blast case | T.N. seeks National Investigation Agency probe
2 years, 1 month ago

Coimbatore car blast case | T.N. seeks National Investigation Agency probe

The Hindu  

The Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday decided to make a recommendation to the Union government to transfer the investigation into the Coimbatore car explosion case to the National Investigation Agency. Additional security measures The State government has also decided to create an exclusive wing in the police force to prevent such incidents from recurring, the release said. Installing additional cameras …

Coimbatore car blast | Deceased suspect was questioned, freed by NIA in 2019, placed in watchlist of Tamil Nadu Police
2 years, 1 month ago

Coimbatore car blast | Deceased suspect was questioned, freed by NIA in 2019, placed in watchlist of Tamil Nadu Police

The Hindu  

The Ministry of Home Affairs recently issued a specific alert on possible attacks on prominent Hindu organisation leaders by activists of the banned Popular Front of India in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka. Highly placed police sources told The Hindu on Tuesday that the Ministry had said in its alert sent on October 18, 2022, that after the Union government …

Palaniswami, Panneerselvam question CM Stalin over Coimbatore car explosion
2 years, 1 month ago

Palaniswami, Panneerselvam question CM Stalin over Coimbatore car explosion

The Hindu  

Tamil Nadu Leader of the Opposition, Edappadi K. Palaniswami and ousted AIADMK coordinator O. Panneerselvam, have separately questioned Chief Minister M.K. Mr. Palaniswami contended that Tamil Nadu had remained peaceful during the AIADMK regime and further charged that explosions have become a casual affair whenever the DMK government was in power, and they have been recurring. ‘Law and order situation …

Attempt to create unrest, says Tamil Nadu minister as political battle ensues over Coimbatore car blast
2 years, 1 month ago

Attempt to create unrest, says Tamil Nadu minister as political battle ensues over Coimbatore car blast

India Today  

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam minister V Senthilbalaji on Tuesday accused the opposition party leaders of “creating unrest” in Tamil Nadu after a political battle ensued over the Coimbatore car blast. On Sunday, a 25-year-old man was killed in a gas cylinder blast in Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore. Reacting to the attack on the ruling party, DMK minister V Senthilbalaji stated that the …

5 arrested, UAPA invoked as police probe terror links in Coimbatore car blast case | Top points
2 years, 1 month ago

5 arrested, UAPA invoked as police probe terror links in Coimbatore car blast case | Top points

India Today  

A 25-year-old man was charred to death after a gas cylinder exploded inside his car near Kottai Eswaran temple in Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore on Sunday. As the investigation into the cylinder blast case continues, the police recovered some low-intensive explosives during the search at Jameza’s house. Here are the top developments in the story: Tamil Nadu police recovered "low-intensive explosive …

Tamil Nadu cops probe terror angle after cylinder blast in Coimbatore leaves 1 dead
2 years, 2 months ago

Tamil Nadu cops probe terror angle after cylinder blast in Coimbatore leaves 1 dead

India Today  

A 25-year-old man died after a cylinder exploded inside a car near Kottai Eswaran temple in Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore on Sunday, triggering panic in the area. However, the cylinder blast case took a sensational turn on DGP Sylendra Babu, who visited the site and hinted at a terror plot. DGP Sylendra Babu who visited Coimbatore said that the identity of …

Explosives seized after blast kills man in Coimbatore
2 years, 2 months ago

Explosives seized after blast kills man in Coimbatore

The Hindu  

Police swung into action after explosion of a LPG cylinder in a car at Coimbatore A 29-year-old man was killed in a car explosion in front of a temple in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, on Sunday. The police said Mubin, a resident of Ukkadam, was killed in the explosion in front of Kottai Easwaran Kovil near Town Hall in one of …

Tamil Nadu CM keeping eyes shut: BJP's Annamalai alleges 19 incidents of petrol bomb attack
2 years, 3 months ago

Tamil Nadu CM keeping eyes shut: BJP's Annamalai alleges 19 incidents of petrol bomb attack

India Today  

Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai has hit out at the state government after miscreants hurled petrol bombs at BJP functionaries and offices. Talking about the petrol bomb attacks, Annamalai said, “Forces inimical to our country that could not accept a process of law.It is a fact that a couple of days back NIA along with ED in cooperation with …

Tamil Nadu CM keeping eyes shut: BJP's Annamalai alleges 19 incidents of petrol bomb attack
2 years, 3 months ago

Tamil Nadu CM keeping eyes shut: BJP's Annamalai alleges 19 incidents of petrol bomb attack

India Today  

Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai has hit out at the state government after miscreants hurled petrol bombs at BJP functionaries and offices. Talking about the petrol bomb attacks, Annamalai said, “Forces inimical to our country that could not accept a process of law.It is a fact that a couple of days back NIA along with ED in cooperation with …

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