Other MoA event in Tamil Nadu, Coimbatore area, India on Thu 27th October 2022

The National Investigation Agency on October 27 took over the investigation in the Coimbatore car blast case by registering an FIR, reports India Today. Around 4.30 am on October 23, an LPG cylinder exploded inside a Maruti 800 in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. The explosion occurred near the Kottai Eswaran temple, killing a 25-year-old man, identified as Jameza Mubin. On October 23, evening, state DGP Sylendra Babu revealed a terror angle to the blast. He said that nails, marbles, and other items usually used for explosions in terror attacks were found in the car. Hindustan Times reports on October 27 that earlier, Mubin was questioned by the NIA in 2019 for alleged terror links.