Besides this, Vishva Hindu Parishad general secretary Sthanumalayan is likely to visit the blast spot tomorrow and he is also likely to interact with the media thereafter, according to the sources.
The NIA registered the case after the Counter Terrorism and Counter Radicalization (CTCR) division of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) issued an order asking the anti-terror agency to start probing into the case.
The Counter-Terrorism and Counter Radicalization (CTCR) division of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) issued the order a day after Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin recommended for NIA probe in the Coimbatore blast case.
Initially, five people were arrested in connection with the October 23 car blast case case and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act was invoked against them. Today a sixth person Afsar Khan was arrested and Police said they are looking into a few more suspects.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin asked to transfer the investigation of the of the car cylinder explosion in the Ukkadam area of Coimbatore to the NIA
Coimbatore police is looking into the car blast case from a "terror angle" after recovering several incriminating materials from the premises of the deceased person.
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) [India], October 23 (ANI): A man was burnt to death when a gas cylinder fitted in a vehicle exploded at Ukkadam, near the Sangameshwarar temple in Coimbatore on Sunday morning.