On 25 October 2022, the Coimbatore City Police arrested five Islamist radicals in connection with the gas cylinder blast incident that happened on the wee hours of 23 October 2022 in which 29-year-old Jamesa Mubin of Ukkadam was killed.
The blast happened outside the famous ‘Kottai Eshwaran Temple’.
During a search at Mubin’s house, the police recovered a large cache of explosive material like potassium nitrate, aluminium, and sulfur, which are used to make crude bombs.
Though they were arrested, the Tamil Nadu police had not slapped sections of Unlawful Activites Prevention Act (UAPA) against the terror accused.
This was flagged by BJP Tamil Nadu President K. Annamalai who during a press meet on 25 October 2022 mentioned that the there was incriminating evidence to invoke UAPA.
He asked who the Tamil Nadu police is trying to protect.
It needs a Nudge from Annamalai for the police to act.
UAPA charges were slapped on all five accused after 3 hours after it was mentioned in the press meet today! pic.twitter.com/GwSXlR7Hg0
— Krishna Kumar Murugan (@ikkmurugan) October 25, 2022
Let us be very clear that only after @BJP4TamilNadu President Mr.@annamalai_k's Press Conference & revealing of shocking information #UAPA has been invoked on 5 people who were arrested in connection with #CoimbatoreBlast & TN Govt. came out & gave information on the arrests. pic.twitter.com/sASqefYWB2
— SG Suryah (@SuryahSG) October 25, 2022