Kozhikode, July 30: Two days after a major house blast in Koyilandy, near here, the police have revealed that the chemical substances stockpiled by Rashtriya Swayam Sevak Sangh activist were used for making country-made bombs.
Meanwhile, RSS activist Joshy Ram, who had been arrested by the police following Saturday morning's accidental blast, has been remanded in judicial custody for 14 days by a Magistrate. The jurisdictional Koyilandy police have registered a case under Section 3 and 5 of the Explosives Substances Act against him.
The 25-year-old accused hails from Dharmadom in Kannur district. His rented house at Maramukkam street near Koyilandi was damage in the blast.
While cops immediately sent service scientific experts, bomb squad and the dog squad to the crime scene, they also took into the custody Joshy after he confessed to Koyilandy SI Sunil Kumar that he had kept the explosive substance.
According to police Joshy not only owes his alligience to RSS but also is actively involved in local politics in Thalassery region. He was also an accused in four other cases registered in Thalassery and Koyilandy police stations. He was recently arrested in an Abkari case and released on bail last week.
Joshy Ram's mother Preetha (50), who had sustained serious injuries during the blast, is currently battling for life in Kozhikode Medical College. Preetha, her husband Jayapalan, and sons Joshy Ram and Jolly Ram along with his wife were present at the house when the blast occurred, sources said.
Though Joshy claimed that explosive substances were stored for making fire crackers, police are of the suspicion that the chemical substance was being used for other nefarious activities including bomb-making. "We can reach at a conclusion only after receiving the detailed laboratory reports on the chemical samples collected from the spot," the SI said.
Based on the nature of injuries in the blast and similar incidents reported in the past, the cops have deduced that the accident might have happened while handling the explosive chemical substance potassium chlorate.
Cops also searched the dilapidated house for more evidence and found pieces of glass and chemical compounds used for making explosives.
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