India
oi-Prakash KL
Mangaluru,
Nov
21:
The
investigation
into
the
Mangaluru
autorickshaw
explosion,
which
has
been
declared
as
the
“Act
of
Terror”
by
the
authorities,
is
underway
as
the
cops
have
already
arrested
the
prime
accused
named
Mohammed
Shariq.
A
moving
autorickshaw
exploded
on
Saturday,
causing
fire
and
heavy
smoke,
and
the
driver
and
a
passenger
were
among
those
who
sustained
burn
injuries.
The
cops
and
central
agencies
immediately
flung
into
action
and
arrested
the
prime
accused.
Accused
Receives
Consignment
via
Amazon
The
accused
received
the
consignment
via
Amazon,
The
Hindu
reported
citing
sources.
The
investigators
tracked
his
call
records
that
revealed
that
he
had
received
the
consignment
during
his
stay
in
Kerala.
The
cops
are
now
trying
to
access
the
content
that
he
ordered
from
the
e-commerce
portal.
Here
are
key
developments
in
the
case
so
far:
-
The
preliminary
investigation
has
revealed
that
a
cooker
fitted
with
detonator,
wires
and
batteries
was
used
to
trigger
the
blast. -
Passenger
Shariq,
who
is
suspected
to
be
a
member
of
an
IS
module,
and
has
been
charged
under
Unlawful
Activities
(Prevention)
Act,
was
missing
since
September. -
The
passenger,
who
had
boarded
the
auto
rickshaw
that
was
coming
from
the
Mangalore
Railway
Junction,
carried
a
fake
ID. -
One
person
from
Tamil
Nadu
has
been
detained
by
the
cops
in
Nilgiris
district
and
he
has
links
with
the
accused.
Interrogation
is
being
carried
out
to
know
whether
he
had
helped
Shariq
to
buy
the
SIM
card
or
the
accused
used
the
number
without
his
knowledge. -
Some
sources
have
told
The
Hindu
that
the
accused
received
an
online
consignment
via
Amazon
while
staying
at
Aluva
in
Kerala
in
the
second
week
of
September. -
He
was
staying
at
a
dormitory
in
Coimbatore
before
visiting
Madurai,
Nagercoil
and
Aluva. -
Five
teams
have
been
dispatched
to
different
locations
including
Coimbatore
to
investigate
the
case. -
The
suspect
is
undergoing
treatment
at
Father
Muller
Hospital
in
Mangaluru.
Sources
have
told
Udayavani
daily
that
he
is
not
in
a
condition
to
speak.