The special investigation team (SIT) probing the multiple blasts at a Jehovah’s Witnesses religious gathering at Kalamassery in Kerala recovered components used by the sole accused, Martin V.D., to manufacture the improvised explosive devices (IEDs) used for the explosion from the terrace of his house at Athani near the Cochin International Airport, Nedumbassery, on October 31.
The team led by Deputy Commissioner (Kochi City) S. Sasidharan took the accused to the site around 10 a.m as part of the evidence collection process. The recovered components included batteries, wires, and bottles filled with petrol. The preliminary inference revealed that he had assembled the IEDs on the terrace of the two-storey building.
The building, located within the Chengamanad police stations limits under the Ernakulam Rural police, has been rented out to a few persons employed at a private firm, while one room has been taken on rent for the safekeeping of equipment used for football training conducted by a retired police officer on the adjoining ground.
