Bomb hurled at RSS office in Kerala, BJP suspects role of ruling CPI(M)

Thiruvananthapuram, July 12: A bomb was hurled at the office of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak (RSS) office in Payyannur of Kannur district in Kerala on Tuesday morning.

News agency ANI reported that window panes and doors of the office building were shattered in the aftermath of the incident. A video showed that chairs were fallen on the ground due to the impact of the bomb. There were however no injuries reported.

CCTV footage showed that two motorcycle borne assailants had scanned the area.

A bomb was hurled at RSS office in Payyannur, Kannur district. The incident happened early this morning with window glasses of the building broken in the attack," Payyannur police was quoted as saying by ANI.

The RSS office is not located too far away from the police station. Security has been in the real since the incident took place.

The RSS and BJP suspect the role of the CPI(M) in the attack. BJP Kannur district president N Harisdasan said, 'neck deep in trouble after the disclosure of the gold smuggling accused, the ruling party is resorting to such tricks to divert attention.'

News agency PTI reported that an FIR under the provisions of the Explosives Act has been registered and investigation was going on to get to the bottom of the matter and also nab the culprits.