Police suspect SIMI involvement in Mysuru blast

A Day after a crude bomb shattered a public toilet in the Mysuru district court complex in Karnataka, injuring three people, the police probing the blast are suspecting the role of activists of the banned outfit SIMI in it.

PRELIMINARY PROBE POINTS TO SIMI

Though the police are yet to zero in on the suspects, the modus operandi of the miscreants resemble that of SIMI activists. The police have cordoned off the area amid protests from advocates on poor security arrangements. "It is too early to come to a conclusion, as the Forensics Sciences Lab is still analysing the evidence from the crime scene. But preliminary probe points fingers at the SIMI", a senior police officer said.

They have carried out similar blasts in other parts of the country. They have used a pressure cooker, gun powder and timers to set off the explosion," a senior police officer, who is part of the investigation team, said.

KERALA POLICE COLLECTING INFORMATION

The Kerala Police are in Mysuru to study the crime scene, as miscreants had set off a bomb in a similar manner in Kollam in June earlier this year. It was a low intensity explosion that had resulted in severe injuries to a by-stander. "The Kerala Police suspect that the same miscreants or people owing allegiance to the same group might have been involved. They will return to Kerala after collecting information. We are hoping to gain some leads," he added.

The SIMI has been active in Karnataka with one of its activist placing the bomb on the Church Street in Bengaluru in 2014 to target Israeli diplomats. Back then too, the NIA had suspected the role of the SIMI and tracked the movements of the activists, eventually cracking the case.

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