The police on Monday arrested P. Akshay, a resident of Eachur, in connection with the death of a youth in a bomb explosion at Thotada here on Sunday evening. Jishnu, 26, a resident of Eachur, was killed when a crude bomb thrown at a wedding procession exploded.
Police personnel probing the case said that over 30 persons were questioned following the incident. After taking their statements and checking CCTV visuals, the police said they had identified Akshay as the one who threw the bomb. During questioning, he admitted to the act, according to the police.
The police later took him for evidence collection to a firecracker shop in Thazhae Chovva from where he, along with others suspects in the case, had allegedly bought the materials to make crude bombs.
