The Ayyappa temple at Sabarimala I Photo credit: IANS | Photo Credit: IANS

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala police raided the district office of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) at Nedumangad in Kerala Wednesday. The raid was conducted in connection with the bomb attack on Nedumangad police station during the hartal held by the Sabarimala Karma Samiti with the support of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).,

The officials seized daggers, scythes and hydrogen peroxide, a chemical substance used to make crude bombs, from the premises. The police have also found evidence that Praveen, an accused in the bombing case, was using the office as a hideout. The police recovered a receipt of a courier that was sent to Praveen. The officials received a tip-off that Praveen was hiding in the office and acted on it.

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On hartal day, four bombs were hurled at the Nedumangad police station. The officials had to run to safety to avoid the attack. Times Now had received CCTV footage of Praveen hurling the bombs at the police station. The accused is absconding.

Earlier, N Nishant, an alleged RSS worker was arrested by the police for hurling a crude bomb near Nedumangad police station and a BJP worker P Pratheesh was held for surrounding and attacking a police jeep during the protest.

Violent protests broke out on the hartal day and several CPI(M) offices were vandalised. The police had to use tear gas shells to break up the violence during which around 31 policemen were injured and over 100 state transport buses of KSRTC were reportedly damaged.

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