By TCN News,
Kannur: A 27-year-old Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worker died when a bomb which he was allegedly making exploded at his residence at Kottayampoil village near Kuthuparamba in Kannur district.
The incident occurred on Saturday evening at around 7.30 pm. The house was partially damaged in the explosion. Police identified the killed bomb maker as Deekshith. He was a known BJP worker in the locality.
Following the explosion, Thalassery DySP Prince Abraham searched the house and recovered six swords and one knife kept inside the house. The house was then sealed by the police.
Police suspect that the explosion occurred while he was assembling the bomb. Deekshith was alone in the house when the mishap took place. He was seriously injured in the blast and died while being rushed to a hospital, police sources said. They added that the roof of the house where he was making the bomb was destroyed in the blast.