Kerala blast: CCTV footage featuring suspicious car accessed, Police takes notice

Republic TV has accessed exclusive CCTV footage from the blasts site in Kerala where a car is seen leaving just minutes before bombs went off.

The footage has raised suspicions and questions whether the blue-coloured vehicle was used by the conspirators as they left the convention centre at around 9:36 am, minutes before the blasts took place at 9:40 am.

Three low-intensity blasts were reported at a convention centre in Kalamassery, killing one and injuring more than 50 people.

The Police has also taken notice of the vehicle and is trying to find its connection to the blasts. However, they are yet to give any official confirmation about the vehicle and its link to the attack. 

Pinarayi Vijayan calls all-party meeting on October 30

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan has called an all-party meeting at 10 am on October 30 in the wake of the blasts. He was in New Delhi to attend a pro-Palestine meeting when the blasts were reported in his state.

Kerala DGP Shaikh Darvesh said that a Special Investigation Team (SIT) will be constituted to investigate the matter. A team of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and the National Security Guard (NSG) also reached the blast site on the directions of Union Home Minister Amit Shah earlier in the day. 

Meanwhile, the injured are being treated at different hospitals. According to Kerala Health Minister Veena George, 18 people are in the ICU and six are critically injured. She also said that the deceased is yet to be identified.