Three people, including policemen, were injured while attempting to recover the body of a unknown deceased individual after a bomb exploded in the Sirumalai forest area of Dindigul. An investigation is underway to determine whether the man who is said to be from Kerala’s Idukki district had planned to blow up the observation tower. According to a News Tamil 24×7 report, the person had died while trying to fix the detonator.
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The police had received a report of an unidentified male body found in a decomposed state at the 17th hairpin bend near the Sirumalai forest hills. Upon arrival, police officers and forest officials inspected the body, which was emitting a strong odor. During this inspection, a bomb near the body exploded with a loud noise, injuring forest guard Selva Arogya Raju severely in the chest, prompting his hospitalization.
Policemen Karthi and Mani sustained minor injuries to their hands. Bomb disposal experts who later arrived at the scene confirmed that the man had died from the explosion days ago. Additionally, bomb-making materials, detonators, including drugs, batteries, and chargers, were found at the location where the body was discovered, raising suspicions about whether the bomb was intended for the observation tower or another target.
The police are conducting a thorough investigation into both the identity of the deceased and the potential motives behind the explosion, which has caused considerable unrest in the area. Security agencies are also investigating whether the person from Kerala who died was involved in a terror conspiracy.
(With inputs from News 18 Tamil)
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