Kannur: Explosion in RSS functionary’s house, 2 children injured

Kochi | Saturday | 23rd March, 2019

Summary:

Police suspects that the materials were kept in the house of Shibu, who is a taluk-level functionary of the RSS. KANNUR: Two children, who are also relatives and one of them the son of a local RSS functionary, were seriously injured when a country-made bomb, apparently stocked there, exploded inside the compound of the house of one of them, at Naduvil in the hilly areas of the district on Saturday afternoon. Police have strengthened vigil following the incident and the two boys have been admitted in the hospital. Kajin is the son of a relative who is also a neighbour of Shibu.While doing that the boys stood on something and it exploded causing injury, said police. On getting the information, the police and the bomb squad reached the spot and conducted a search in which the raw materials including gunpowder and aluminium powder, as also a few swords and knives, and a hacker were recovered from the house..