Kerala: RSS worker blows up shed on his property while making bomb

Police recovered 500 gm of gun power, which was allegedly used to make bombs.

P S Gopikrishnan Unnithan  | Edited by Ganesh Kumar Radha Udayakumar
Thiruvananthapuram, November 9, 2017 | UPDATED 22:20 IST
Valayangadan Raghu was allegedly making a bomb in his shed when the blast occured.Valayangadan Raghu was allegedly making a bomb in his shed when the blast occured.

Highlights

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    The explosive that went off was a country-made bomb
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    The RSS worker was allegedly making a bomb in his shed when the blast occured
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    He and his son have absconded after the incident

A explosion took place on the property of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) worker Valayangadan Raghu in Kannur's  Koothuparamba area, allegedly while he was making a bomb in his shed.

The explosive that went off was a country-made bomb.

Koothuparamba police said the blast occurred in a shed close to Raghu's house. Roof tiles and window parts were blown away.

Police also recovered 500 gm of gun power, which was allegedly used to make bombs.

A case was registered against Raghu, but he and his son absconded after the incident.

Last year, a BJP worker died in an explosion in Koothuparamba while he was making country-made bombs.