A 48-year-old man has surrendered at Kodakra Police Station in Thrissur Rural while claiming responsibility for a series of blasts that jolted a Christian group's convention centre in Kerala's Kalamassery on Sunday.
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Kerala ADGP (law and order) MR Ajith Kumar, while talking to media, said one Dominic Martin had surrendered while claiming responsibility for the blast at Zamra International Convention and Exhibition Centre.
“One person has surrendered in Kodakra Police Station, in Thrissur Rural in the morning, claiming that he has done it. His name is Dominic Martin and he claims that he belonged to the same group of sabha. We are verifying it,” Kumar said. On being asked if it would be a coordinated investigation with NIA, Kumar said all investigating agencies work together in such incidents to find out a solution.
Chaos erupted after multiple blasts rocked a convention centre in the Kalamassery area of Kerala's Kochi during a prayer meeting of a Christian group. One person was killed while several were left injured in the tragic incident. The explosion occurred at 9:40 am within the church, where approximately 2,500 people were present at that time.
Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan said it was an unfortunate incident and all top-rank officers were deputed in Ernakulam. "It's a very unfortunate incident. We are collecting details regarding the incident. All top officials are there in Ernakulam. DGP is moving to the spot. We are taking it very seriously. I have spoken to DGP. We need to get more details after the investigation," said Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan.
Vijayan also called an all-party meeting on Monday owing to the incident. The meeting will begin at 10 am at the Chief Minister's Conference Hall in the Secretariat.
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah sought details of the incident from Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan. He also instructed the NIA and the NSG to reach on the spot and start an inquiry into the incident.