M'luru blast an 'act of terror', suspect faked identity: Cops

K'taka Suspect Visited TN City Days Before Mubeen's Car Explosion

Mangaluru: A low-intensity blast in an autorickshaw wounded the driver and a passenger in Mangaluru on Saturday evening is not "an accident but an act terror", Karnataka police said Sunday, while an NIA team landed in the coastal city to investigate terrorist ties to the explosion.

The passenger's identity is yet to be established because he had faked it, police sources said. But he is suspected to be H Mohammed Shariq, 24, of Thirthahalli town in Shivamogga, about 340km from Bengaluru. He was arrested before for writing terrorist graffiti like "Lashkar Zindabad". TNN

JUMPED BAIL

Auto passenger's identity is yet to be established, but he is suspected to be H Mohammed Shariq

He was arrested earlier for writing pro-terror graffiti but jumped bail & was on the run

NIA team in Mangaluru to probe terrorist ties to blast