Mysuru: Police here today conducted raid at the accused Shareeq’s residence in connection with an autorickshaw blast in Karnataka last evening.
Reportedly, Shareeq ia undergoing treatment at a hospital.
A bomb squad has also been deployed in the area for a combing operation, the police said.
According to a report by NDTV, the police believe that the accused, who is identified as Shareeq, took the one-room accommodation on rent in October this year. He reportedly told the owner of the house that he was in the city for ‘mobile repair training’.
The police also said that Shareeq had bought a SIM card from Coimbatore under a fake name. His tower locations reportedly show that he had travelled across Tamil Nadu.
The autorickshaw blast took place on Saturday and it was not accidental but an “act of terror with the intention to cause serious damage,” the Karnataka police chief said on Sunday morning.