Synagogue arsonist charged under UAPA
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct. 24 -- A 32-year-old man arrested for allegedly setting a plant nursery inside the Kadavumbhagom synagogue- one of the last surviving synagogues in Keralam's Kochi- ablaze on October 12, was charged under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), 1967, a senior police officer said on Friday.
Investigators said the probe was focus on the involvement of others as well as the accused, Ebin Paul's alleged preparatory attacks at other Ernakulam spots. He was booked under UAPA sections 15 (offences relating to a terrorist act) and 18 (conspiracy), said the officer.
Kochi city police commissioner Kaliraj Mahesh Kumar said that a special state ATS team will handle the probe and transfer it to the NIA if required. "The...
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