The National Investigation Agency has arrested Mohammed Azarudeen alias Azar in connection with the Coimbatore car blast case.
The central agency said Azar, lodged in the Viyyur High-Security Prison in Thrissur, Kerala, in another case, was also involved in the “ISIS-inspired car IED bomb blast of Coimbatore”. His earlier arrest was linked to the ISIS module in Tamil Nadu.
Investigation revealed that Azarudeen had previously taken secret classes along with other accused persons in the Coimbatore blast case, including the prime suspect Jamesha Mubeen, the cylinder-laden vehicle’s driver who was killed in the explosion.