Tamil Nadu: NIA records statement of the wife of Coimbatore blast accused

The statement was recorded in-camera at the 4th Judicial Magistrate Court presided by Magistrate Saravana Babu for nearly three hours.

ByPTI

Published Feb 07, 2023 | 3:29 PM ⚊UpdatedFeb 07, 2023 | 3:30 PM

Picture from the spot where Jameesha Mubin's car exploded outside the temple.

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday, 6 February, recorded the statement of the wife of Jamesha Mubin, who was killed in a cylinder explosion in a car in the city last year.

The statement was recorded in-camera at the 4th Judicial Magistrate Court presided by Magistrate Saravana Babu for nearly three hours, the police said.

The central investigation agency took the assistance of an interpreter to record the confessional statement of the hearing and speech-impaired woman, they said.

It is said that Mubin, the prime accused in the case, had told his wife about the purchase of explosives and plan to execute the blast.

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Mubin was charred to death in the blast in front of Kottai Eswaran temple in Coimbatore on 23 October and 11 people have been arrested in connection with the case so far.

The incident that took place in the communally sensitive Ukkadam area sent shockwaves across the state.

The Tamil Nadu government had handed over the probe in the case to NIA, which investigates terror-related matters.

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