Bomb threats at various hotels in Kerala capital; inspections find nothing
Thirivanathapuram, Apr 26 (PTI): Bomb threats were received by email at various hotels in Kerala's capital Thiruvananthapuram on Saturday, prompting police to deploy bomb disposal units and dog squads to carry out inspections. An officer of Cantonment police station said that inspections were being carried out at all the hotels where the bomb threat was received.
"Nothing has been found so far. The inspections are going on," he said.
The officer said that the police were also looking into the origins of the threatening email which claimed that IED explosions will take place at various hotels in the state capital, including the Hilton Hotel in the heart of Thiruvananthapuram city.
In the last couple of months, bomb threats by email were received at district collectorates and offices of Revenue Divisional Officers across the state and also, most recently, at the Kerala High Court.
All of these threats had been ruled out by the police as hoaxes after carrying out extensive inspections.
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Three more arrested in connection with murder of Suhas Shetty in Mangaluru
Mangaluru (Karnataka), May 14 (PTI): The Mangaluru City Crime Branch has arrested three men in connection with the murder of Hindutva activist Suhas Shetty, officials said on Wednesday.
The accused, identified as Azaruddin alias Azar alias Ajju (29), Abdul Khader alias Noufal (24) and Vamanjoor Noushad alias Chotte Noushad (39), were arrested during the last two days, they said.
With the fresh arrests, a total of 11 people have been arrested in connection with the murder so far, police said.
According to a police statement, Azaruddin had previously been booked in three theft cases registered at Panambur, Suratkal, and Mulki police stations. He allegedly provided information about Shetty's movements to the other accused, aiding in the murder.
Khader is said to have assisted the accused during their escape in a car after the murder was committed.
Noushad is accused of having conspired with the others and directly participated in the crime. He has six previous criminal cases, including murder, attempted murder, and robbery conspiracy, registered at various police stations in Dakshina Kannada, police said.
Azaruddin has been remanded in judicial custody, while Khader and Noushad have been taken into police custody for seven days for further investigation.
Police said the investigation is ongoing and efforts are underway to trace other accused involved in the case.
Shetty, a known rowdy sheeter and Hindutva activist, was murdered by a group on May 1 within the Bajpe police station limits in Mangaluru City.
