Who Is Behind The Kerala Serial Bombing? The Alleged Accused Surrenders

A man claiming to be behind the serial blasts at a convention centre in Kalamassery in Kerala surrendered on Sunday, the IANS reported citing sources.

Sources indicate that the individual who took responsibility for the explosions surrendered at the Trissur police station.

Dominic Martin, a man hailing from Kochi and suspected of planting the bomb at the Convention Center, voluntarily turned himself into the police.

He was apprehended in Kochi, and law enforcement is presently delving into a comprehensive examination of his mental state. "The man's name is Dominic Martin. He also gave evidence supporting his claim. We are examining it presently. We are also examining his claims and the reasons given for carrying out the act," the ADGP said.

He also said that the man also claims to be a follower of the Jehovah's Witnesses Christian religious group.

State Police Chief Shaik Darvesh Saheb told reporters in Thiruvananthapuram that according to the preliminary probe, an improvised explosive device (IED) was used to carry out the blasts.

The blasts occurred at an international convention centre in Kalamassery where hundreds of followers of Jehovah's Witnesses had assembled on the concluding day of their three-day-long prayer meeting.

Jehovah's Witnesses is a Christian religious group that originated in the United States of America in the 19th century.

"This morning at 9.40 am approximately, there was an explosion in Zamrah International Convention Centre in Kalamassery in which one person died and 36 people are undergoing treatment as per our information," the DGP said.

Meanwhile, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday called for an all-party meeting here on Monday in the wake of a blast at a convention centre at Kalamassery in Kochi.

A CMO statement said that Vijayan called for an all-party meeting on Monday at 10.00 am in the Chief Minister's conference hall in the Secretariat complex.