Mangaluru cooker bomb blast: Accused Shariq's Kochi contacts identified

Kasaragod: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) probing the Mangaluru autorickshaw case has now found out that the accused Shariq who had been to Kochi was in contact with four people.

However, the NIA has refused to share any details in this regard.

As per sources, the NIA has identified the four people with whom Shariq was in contact and was doing business.

One of the teams investigating the case is staying in Kochi for the last two weeks and the Kerala government has also assigned a team of police to help in the investigation.

The Mangaluru cooker bomb blast case was officially been transferred to the National Investigation Agency (NIA and it began conducting its investigation on December 1. All the recovered evidence and the details of the case were also officially handed over to the NIA.

A moving auto-rickshaw exploded on November 19, leading to the unravelling of a terror plot.