A two-member team of National Investigation Agency (NIA) officials on Sunday conducted an inspection at the October 23 car blast site in front of Sangameswarar temple, in Kottaimedu at Coimbatore.
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This was the first time that NIA conducted a spot inquiry in the car blast case after the probe was transferred to the central agency by the Ministry of Home Affairs on October 27, a day after Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin recommended it.
Officials led by NIA Superintendent of Police T. Sreejith and Inspector S. Vignesh, who is the investigating officer of the case, inspected the spot.
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They also conducted an inquiry with the temple priest S. Sundaresan, who is the complainant in the case.
The NIA officials accompanied by the Tamil Nadu Police special team also conducted an inspection inside the temple. Officials from the Revenue Department and Coimbatore Corporation briefed the investigation team with maps and approach roads of the area.
The team also conducted an inquiry with the two police personnel who were on duty when the blast happened and with the staff of the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department.
Hundreds of police personnel were deployed around the temple. The police also stopped vehicle movement on Kottai Eswaran Street. The inspection at the blast site lasted for nearly two hours.
On Saturday, the Coimbatore City police handed over the documents and evidence collected to the NIA officials who have taken over the investigation on a recommendation from the State government.