A case of inciting riots was registered against an account for posting the video of bomb blast in Kannur. At the same time, the bomb threat received at the CM residence was found to be false during investigation. The Chief Minister was abroad at that time.
Kannur (Kerala): Kannur police registered a case against a social media account on Monday. The account supports leftist parties and had posted a video of a crude bomb blast in the city. Kannur cyber crime police officer Mithun S.V. According to , a report by Special Branch, the intelligence wing of Kerala Police, was submitted to the Kannur Commissioner, after which the police registered the case on Sunday.
According to the FIR, the reel was posted by an Instagram account named ‘Red Army Kannur’, which showed visuals of a crude bomb blast. The FIR states that later, CPI(M) and Muslim League workers posted comments on the reel threatening each other, which amounts to an attempt to incite riots. A case has been registered under section 192 of the Indian Judicial Code for deliberate provocation with intent to cause riot.
In another incident in Kerala, the state police said it had received a bomb threat at Cliff House, the official residence of Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, in Thiruvananthapuram on December 1. Kerala Police in its statement said, “A bomb threat was received at Cliff House, the official residence of Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan. The threat was received through email by the private secretary of the Chief Minister. The bomb disposal squad thoroughly searched the premises, but no explosive device was found. The Chief Minister is currently abroad, he had arrived in Dubai on Sunday on a three-day official visit.” According to the police statement, the bomb disposal squad thoroughly searched the premises, but the squad did not find any explosive device.