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Kozhikode: Kanthapuram section SYS leader ridiculed the UAPA sections charged against Dominic Martin in the Kalamassery terror attack case in which eight people were killed because of lack of government approval. “It is not a terrorist crime like holding a pamphlet or shouting pro-Naxal slogans. Isn’t it a case of killing only eight people with a bomb? What is UAPA?’ – SYS leader Muhammadali Kinalur asked in a Facebook post.
UAPA has been waived in the case of terrorist attack in Kerala where eight people were killed, where UAPA is usually imposed for carrying pamphlets and shouting slogans. The New Indian Express reports that the department was dropped after it did not get permission from the government to take action under the UAPA. On October 29, 2023, eight people were killed in an explosion at the Samra Convention Center in Kalamassery.
Tammanam native Dominic Martin is the only accused in the case. In April, the investigation team led by Kochi DCP submitted the charge sheet to the court, charging sections including UAPA. With the removal of UAPA, the trial will now be held in the departments of murder and explosives law.
Quoting police sources, the report says that the investigation team took all steps to charge UAPA against Martin, but the state government was denying permission. Kochi City Police Deputy Commissioner K.S. said that the government was denying permission to impose UAPA and did not know why. Surendran said.
The accused had said that opposition to the Jehovah’s Witnesses movement prompted the blast. The blast happened during prayers. Within hours, the suspect, Dominic Martin, came forward saying that he had carried out the explosion. According to the charge sheet, no one else was involved in the incident. The charge sheet was filed in the Ernakulam Principal Sessions Court. The case includes 294 witnesses including those who were seriously injured during the attack. Th.
The accused made advance plans when about 2500 people were present at the venue. According to the blast. Two people died on the day of the incident and six in the following days. Kumari Pushpan, native of Idukki Kaliyar, Praveen, native of Malayathur, sister Libina, mother Sally Pradeep, Molly Joy, native of Kalamassery, Leona Paulus, native of Perumbavur, John, native of Thodupuzha Kodikulam, and his wife Lilly John have died.
Source: Malayalam