The death toll in the multiple blasts at a Jehovah’s Witness religious gathering at Kalamassery here on Sunday rose to three on Monday even as the investigation by the Kerala Police has not yet confirmed whether the sole accused received external help to mastermind and execute the act.
The arrest of 57-year-old Martin V.D., who claimed responsibility for the attack, was recorded on Monday evening.
The condition of three people, out of 12 admitted in intensive care units after suffering injuries in the blasts, remained extremely critical. Libina, 12, of Malayattoor in Ernakulam district who was rushed to the Government Medical College Hospital, Ernakulam, with nearly 95% burns around 9.50 a.m. on Sunday succumbed to her burns at 12.40 a.m. on Monday.
