However, earlier in the evening, the Public Relations Department of Kerala, said that one more woman succumbed to her injuries, taking the toll to two in the blasts.
According to the Public Relations Department of Kerala, a 53-year-old woman who was undergoing treatment at the Kalamassery succumbed to her burn injuries.
Addressing the media later on Sunday evening, the minister said that as many as six out of eight people admitted to the hospital are in 'critical condition'.
Kerala Police on Sunday issued a warning against propagating fake news through social media platforms regarding the incident of a serial blast that took place at a prayer meeting in Kalamassery.
A man has surrendered before the Kerala Police in connection with the serial blasts that took place at a prayer meeting in Kalamassery on Sunday morning, said Kerala ADGP (law and order) MR Ajith Kumar.
One person was killed and over 35 have been critically wounded in the explosions that took place at a prayer meeting of Jehovah's Witness believers at Zamra International Convention and Exhibition Centre in Kalamassery area in Ernakulam district on Sunday.
"Shocked to hear about the blast at a religious gathering at #Kalamassery, Ernakulam district, Kerala, killing one person and injuring over 20. Heartfelt condolences to the kin of the deceased and prayers for a speedy recovery of the injured," Kerala Raj Bhavan said in a statement.
Voicing concern after twin explosions at a prayer hall in Kerala left one person dead and several injured, Union Minister of State for External Affairs and BJP leader, V Muraleedharan, on Sunday said it was disturbing to note that his home state was turning a hotbed of incidents that coul
After a series of blasts that took place at a prayer meeting at Zamra International Convention and Exhibition Centre in Kalamassery area in Ernakulam district on Sunday, Congress MLA from Kerala's Thrikakara, Uma Thomas said that the situation is under control.
The National Security Guard (NSG) has rushed one of its bomb disposal units from Delhi to Kerala to collect and inquire about the materials used in the explosion that occured during a prayer meeting in the state on Sunday leaving one killed and several injured.
After one person died and several others were injured in blasts that ripped through a prayer hall during a meeting in Kochi's Kalamassery, the state DGP on Sunday confirmed that there were two explosions.