Kerala: Bombs hurled at RSS office in Payyannur

“We are scrutinising the CCTV footage collected from the RSS office and nearby houses,” they added.

Motorcycle-borne attackers

“We have learnt that the miscreants came on two motorcycles. Before hurling bombs at the RSS party office, they scanned the area,” said the cops.

“No one has suffered any injuries in the incident. The windows of the RSS office building were shattered in the incident,” they added.

The police have not yet confirmed the kind of explosive used in the incident, although they suspect it to be a crude bomb.

“A forensic team along with security forces were rushed to the incident site to identify the kind of explosive used in the attack,” said the local police.

The cops have registered an FIR under relevant provisions of the Explosives Act.

The RSS has accused CPI(M) party workers of carrying out the attack.

BJP Payyannur district president N Harisdasan told reporters, “We suspect the role of CPI(M) cadres in the attack. The ruling party is trying to divert the attention of the people from the gold-smuggling cases against party workers by hurling bombs.”

Second attack

This is the second bombing incident in Kerala in a fortnight.

0n 30 June night, miscreants hurled a crude bomb at the ruling CPI(M)’s state headquarters, AKG Centre.

The attack was carried out hours before former Congress president Rahul Gandhi visited his Lok Sabha constituency Wayanad.

The Kerala Police arrested 29 SFI activists in connection with the case.

(With agency inputs from PTI)