Coimbatore car blast | Police complete interrogation of accused, NIA to begin probe
2 years, 1 month ago

Coimbatore car blast | Police complete interrogation of accused, NIA to begin probe

The Hindu  

The Tamil Nadu Police on Friday completed interrogation of five persons, arrested for their alleged involvement in the car explosion in front of the Sangameswarar temple here on October 23. The five accused, namely Muhammad Thalha, Muhammad Azharudheen, Muhammad Riyas, Firoz Ismail, and Muhammad Nawaz Ismail, all hailing from places near Ukkadam, were produced before the fifth judicial magistrate court in the evening after completion of three days of police custody. The seventh accused, Afsar Khan, 28, of Vincent Road near Ukkadam, was remanded in judicial custody by the same court on Thursday evening, following his arrest earlier in the day. City Police Commissioner V. Balakrishnan said the police were in the process of handing over documents, records, and other materials related to the case to the National Investigation Agency which took over the probe and registered a fresh First Information Report on Thursday.

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Coimbatore Car Blast Case: NIA Initiates Searches in Multiple Locations in TN
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Coimbatore Car Blast Case: NIA Initiates Searches in Multiple Locations in TN

News 18  

The National Investigation Agency sleuths on Saturday initiated searches in at least 27 locations in Tamil Nadu related to the ISIS-inspired car bomb blast case in Coimbatore in which 15 people were arrested. The prime suspect identified as Jamesha Mubeen, whom the agency said was a suicide bomber, was killed when his vehicle carrying an Improvised Explosive Device exploded in …

Coimbatore car blast | NIA files second supplementary chargesheet against two accused
11 months ago

Coimbatore car blast | NIA files second supplementary chargesheet against two accused

The Hindu  

The National Investigation Agency on Wednesday filed the second supplementary charge sheet against two more accused involved in the car blast in front of the Sangameswarar temple in Coimbatore on October 23, 2022. The NIA probe revealed that Mubeen, along with other accused — Azarudeen, Umar Faaruq, Sheikh Hidayathullah and Sanofer Ali — conspired to carry out a series of …

NIA files supplementary chargesheet in 2022 Coimbatore car bomb blast case, names two more accused
11 months ago

NIA files supplementary chargesheet in 2022 Coimbatore car bomb blast case, names two more accused

India TV News  

The National Investigation Agency took significant steps in the investigation of the 2022 Coimbatore car bomb blast, chargesheeting two additional accused associated with the ISIS-inspired attack. The supplementary chargesheet, filed on Wednesday, named Mohammed Azarudeen, alias Azar, and Mohammed Idris, both residents of Coimbatore, as key figures in the terror plot. Investigation details The NIA initiated the investigation on October …

Coimbatore car blast | NIA interrogates two accused in custody
1 year ago

Coimbatore car blast | NIA interrogates two accused in custody

The Hindu  

The National Investigation Agency is interrogating two accused in the Coimbatore car blast, namely Mohammed Idris, 25, and Thaha Naseer, 27, in custody. The two accused were brought to Coimbatore for interrogation, after the special court for the NIA cases in Poonamallee, Chennai granted their custody to the agency on Saturday evening. He is believed to be a close friend …

Coimbatore car blast | NIA arrests 14th accused
1 year, 1 month ago

Coimbatore car blast | NIA arrests 14th accused

The Hindu  

A year after the car blast in front of Sangameswarar temple at Kottaimedu in Coimbatore, the National Investigation Agency has arrested a 14th person for alleged involvement in the attack that involved men inspired by the Islamic State ideology. Sources said Naseer, who worked as a painter at the service centre of a car franchise in Coimbatore, had met Jamesha …

NIA Arrests 13th Accused in ISIS-Inspired Coimbatore Car Bomb Blast Case
1 year, 3 months ago

NIA Arrests 13th Accused in ISIS-Inspired Coimbatore Car Bomb Blast Case

News 18  

The National Investigation Agency on Friday made its 13th arrest in the 2022 Coimbatore Islamic State -inspired car improvised explosive device blast. The arrested accused, Mohammed Azarudeen alias Azar, is already in jail at the Viyyur High-Security Prison in Thrissur, Kerala, in another case. Investigations revealed that Azarudeen had previously taken secret classes along with the other accused, including Jamesha …

Tamil Nadu: NIA makes fresh arrest in IS-inspired Coimbatore car blast case
1 year, 3 months ago

Tamil Nadu: NIA makes fresh arrest in IS-inspired Coimbatore car blast case

India TV News  

The National Investigation Agency made a fresh arrest in connection with the IS-inspired car IED bomb blast which took place in Coimbatore, officials said on Friday. NIA said that the accused Mohammed Azarudeen alias Azar is the thirteenth person to be arrested in the case. "Investigations have revealed that Azarudeen had previously taken secret ‘bayan’ classes along with the accused …

Coimbatore car blast mastermind wanted to orchestrate Sri Lanka’s Easter bombings-model attack: NIA chargesheet
1 year, 8 months ago

Coimbatore car blast mastermind wanted to orchestrate Sri Lanka’s Easter bombings-model attack: NIA chargesheet

The Hindu  

Jamesha Mubeen, the mastermind of the car bomb explosion in front of Sangameswarar temple in Coimbatore on October 22 last year wanted to orchestrate an attack similar to the Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka, said the chargesheet filed by the National Investigation Agency against six out of the 11 accused in the case on Thursday. The NIA said a …

Coimbatore car blast | NIA gets custody of five accused persons, for seven days, for interrogation
1 year, 9 months ago

Coimbatore car blast | NIA gets custody of five accused persons, for seven days, for interrogation

The Hindu  

The National Investigation Agency, which is investigating the Coimbatore car blast has got custody of five accused persons, for seven days, for interrogation. An official source confirmed that the NIA special court at Poonamallee, Chennai, on Thursday, sent Muhammad Azharudheen, 23, Firoz Ismail, 27, Muhammad Nawaz Ismail, 25, Umar Faaruq, 39, and Ferose Khan, 28, into the custody of the …

Coimbatore, Mangaluru blasts | NIA conducts searches in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka
1 year, 10 months ago

Coimbatore, Mangaluru blasts | NIA conducts searches in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka

The Hindu  

The National Investigation Agency on Wednesday, February 15, 2023 carried out simultaneous searches at 40 locations in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka as part of its investigations into last year’s car explosion in Coimbatore on October 23 and the pressure cooker blast in an autorickshaw in Mangaluru on November 19. #NIA officers comes out of a house at Kottaimedu in …

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 blast: NIA arrests 3 people for being part of conspiracy meeting
2 years ago

Coimbatore blast: NIA arrests 3 people for being part of conspiracy meeting

Hindustan Times  

The National Investigation Agency has arrested three people for their involvement in conspiracy meetings and providing incriminating material for the October 23 blast in Tamil Nadu’s Coimbatore, the agency said on Wednesday. “Investigations have revealed that accused persons Umar Faaruq and Ferose Khan were part of the conspiracy meetings attended by Jamesha Mubeen in Umar’s residence at Coonor, Nilgiris district, …

NIA arrests 3 in connection with Coimbatore blast case
2 years ago

NIA arrests 3 in connection with Coimbatore blast case

India Today  

The National Investigation Agency on Wednesday arrested three people for their alleged involvement in the Coimbatore car blast case. Umar Faaruq alias K Srinivasan of Nilgiris district, Mohammed Thoufeek, and Ferose Khan from Coimbatore were arrested for their involvement in the October 23 explosion, said a spokesperson of the NIA. "After preliminary investigations, it has emerged that the deceased accused, …

Coimbatore car blast accused Jameesha Mubin planned suicide attacks, says NIA
2 years, 1 month ago

Coimbatore car blast accused Jameesha Mubin planned suicide attacks, says NIA

The Hindu  

The National Investigation Agency on November 10 said Jameesha Mubin, the deceased suspect in the Coimbatore bomb blast case, had planned suicide attacks to cause extensive damage to symbols and monuments of a particular religious faith. Read : Coimbatore car blast | Terror probe, politics and more The six accused persons arrested in this case so far had allegedly conspired …

Coimbatore car explosion case: NIA raids several places across Tamil Nadu
2 years, 1 month ago

Coimbatore car explosion case: NIA raids several places across Tamil Nadu

Deccan Chronicle  

Coimbatore: The National Investigation Agency, which is probing the car cylinder explosion in front of a temple here recently, conducted searches at several places in the city and across Tamil Nadu on Thursday. The searches were carried out by a team that arrived from Chennai and Kochi at over 30 places in the city including Kottaimedu, Ukkadam, Ponvizhanagar and Rathinapuri …

Coimbatore car blast | Financial transactions of the accused persons and kin under the scanner
2 years, 1 month ago

Coimbatore car blast | Financial transactions of the accused persons and kin under the scanner

The Hindu  

The investigation into the recent car blast in front of the Sangameswarar temple in Coimbatore will cover the financial transactions of the seven known accused and their relatives, sources in the police department said. The financial transactions came under the scanner as the investigators wanted to check whether the accused persons received any financial support from others. The police sources …

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 car blast | Police hand over documents of the case to NIA
2 years, 1 month ago

Coimbatore car blast | Police hand over documents of the case to NIA

The Hindu  

The Coimbatore City police consolidated all the documents and evidence related to the car blast case and handed them over to the team of officials from the National Investigation Agency on Saturday, said Police Commissioner V. Balakrishnan. Temporary office of NIA opened in Coimbatore A temporary office for the NIA was opened on the premises of the Coimbatore City Armed …

Coimbatore car blast | Accused conducted reconnaissance of targets before attack
2 years, 1 month ago

Coimbatore car blast | Accused conducted reconnaissance of targets before attack

The Hindu  

The investigation into the explosion of a car in front of the Sangameswarar temple in Coimbatore on October 23 has revealed that the accused conducted multiple recces of three temples on the list of targets before the suspected mastermind and IS-sympathiser, Jameesha Mubin, carried out a possible ‘lone wolf attack’, sources privy to the probe said. The interrogation of the …

In Coimbatore, a bomb on wheels
2 years, 1 month ago

In Coimbatore, a bomb on wheels

The Hindu  

K. Valliammal, 73, of Kottai Eswaran Kovil Street in Coimbatore, went to bed late on the night of October 22. He said the blast could have occurred when Mubin tried to get away with the explosives-laden car after seeing the police ahead. He also assisted Mubin in mixing the raw materials which were filled in three small cans and kept …

Centre hands over Coimbatore car blast probe to National Investigation Agency
2 years, 1 month ago

Centre hands over Coimbatore car blast probe to National Investigation Agency

The Hindu  

The Ministry of Home Affairs on Thursday handed over the probe in the recent Coimbatore car-explosion case to the National Investigation Agency. police Meanwhile, the Tamil Nadu police, on Thursday, arrested a sixth person, a relative of the suspected mastermind Jameesha Mubin, on various charges including procuring of raw materials used for the explosion. A senior police officer said Khan …

NIA’s investigation will be impartial, says Tamilisai Soundararajan - The Hindu
2 years, 1 month ago

NIA’s investigation will be impartial, says Tamilisai Soundararajan - The Hindu

The Hindu  

The National Investigation Agency would conduct an impartial investigation into the Coimbatore car blast case, Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan said here on Thursday. Addressing the media at Coimbatore International Airport, Ms. Soundararajan said though the person who died in the blast was already under investigation by the NIA, the State police could have monitored his activities more closely. The case …

Coimbatore car blast | Left parties allege intelligence failure
2 years, 1 month ago

Coimbatore car blast | Left parties allege intelligence failure

The Hindu  

The Communist Party of India and the Communist Party of India have said that the Coimbatore car blast points to a failure of the Central intelligence agencies. Addressing the media, CPI State secretary K. Balakrishnan said when the person involved in the car blast was someone who had been questioned by the National Investigation Agency, the Central intelligence agencies, which …

NIA must first probe BJP leader Annamalai, says Minister Senthilbalaji
2 years, 1 month ago

NIA must first probe BJP leader Annamalai, says Minister Senthilbalaji

The Hindu  

Electricity, Excise and Prohibition Minister V. Senthilbalaji on Thursday said the National Investigation Agency must first probe BJP State president K. Annamalai in connection with the Coimbatore car blast case. Sameeran, Coimbatore City Police Commissioner V. Balakrishnan, West Zone Inspector-General R. Sudhakar, Mayor A. Kalpana, Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation Commissioner M. Prathap and other officials on the law and order …

Coimbatore car blast | Police grill two in Tirunelveli district
2 years, 1 month ago

Coimbatore car blast | Police grill two in Tirunelveli district

The Hindu  

A day after the Tamil Nadu government has recommended a probe by the National Investigation Agency into the recent Coimbatore car blast, a team of Tamil Nadu police questioned two persons in Ervadi and Melapalayam in Tirunelveli district on Thursday. While a police team questioned Abdul Khader Manpai of Ervadi, who is the State general secretary of ‘Islamiya Prachara Peravai’, …

Coimbatore car blast | Police arrest sixth suspect
2 years, 1 month ago

Coimbatore car blast | Police arrest sixth suspect

The Hindu  

The police on Thursday, October 27, 2022 arrested a sixth person for his alleged involvement in the early morning car blast in front of the Sangameswarar temple at Kottaimedu in Coimbatore on October 23. Following the blast, a search at Mubin’s residence on October 23 had unearthed a large quantity of raw materials such as potassium nitrate, aluminium powder, sulphur …

Coimbatore police arrest sixth person, relative of deceased Mubeen, in car explosion case
2 years, 1 month ago

Coimbatore police arrest sixth person, relative of deceased Mubeen, in car explosion case

India Today  

Coimbatore Police, on Thursday morning, arrested a sixth suspect in connection with the car bomb case. Upon searching his home, chemicals used for low intense explosions like Potassium nitrate, Aluminium powder, charcoal and Sulphur which can be used for making country bombs were seized,” said the DGP Initially, five people were arrested in connection with the car bomb explosion that …

Coimbatore car blast | Police get three-day custody of five accused
2 years, 1 month ago

Coimbatore car blast | Police get three-day custody of five accused

The Hindu  

The police on Wednesday were granted three days’ custody of all the five persons who were arrested for their alleged involvement in a car blast in front of the Sangameswarar temple at Kottaimedu in Coimbatore in the early hours of October 23. Meanwhile, the police on Wednesday searched the residence of a relative of Jameesha Mubin, 29, the suspected mastermind …

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 …

Five associates of Coimbatore car blast mastermind held, police invoke UAPA provisions to probe terror angle
2 years, 1 month ago

Five associates of Coimbatore car blast mastermind held, police invoke UAPA provisions to probe terror angle

The Hindu  

The police late on Monday arrested five associates of Jameesha Mubin, who was killed in the early morning car blast in front of Sangameswarar temple at Kottaimedu in Coimbatore, on October 23. #Coimbatore car blast: A surveillance camera footage, which showed a heavy object being moved out of Jameesha Mubin's residence at Kottaimedu around 11.30 p.m. on Saturday, helped the …

5 arrested under UAPA in Coimbatore car explosion case were on NIA radar in 2019
2 years, 2 months ago

5 arrested under UAPA in Coimbatore car explosion case were on NIA radar in 2019

India Today  

The five men who were arrested in connection with the Coimbatore car explosion case have been booked under the Unlawful Activities Act, said Coimbatore Police Commissioner Balakrishnan. They were arrested in connection with the car explosion due to an LPG cylinder blast that rocked the city and killed one person, identified as Jameza Mubeen, on Sunday. Updating media persons about …

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