Tirunelveli, July 02: Seven persons, including a policeman, have been arrested in connection with the seizure of 11 ‘tiffin box bombs’ in the city outskirts on June 15, top police officials said today.
IG (South Zone) Sanjeev Kumar, DIG Tirunelveli, Kannappan, and DIG (Madurai) P Balasubramanian, who formed a special team led by Tirunelveli SP Asra Garg to investigate the case, told newsmen here tonight that the arrested include S Venkatesh, an armed police personnel.
The gang had planned to use the bombs to avenge a triple murder in the district on January 11 last.
“What is more shocking is one more police man and an advocate are among the 10 others involved in the tiffin box bomb making or procuring. They are still absconding. Their role is under investigation,” they said.
–PTI