Today marks one month since AKG Centre attack; Police still unable to nab culprits, no trace of evidence

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Even after a month into the attack on AKG Centre, the CPM headquarters, the police are unable catch the culprits. The inability to trace evidence in the controversial case is turning out to be an embarrassment for the Kerala police and the government.

The attack took place at around 11:30 pm on June 30, when an unidentified person, who arrived in a scooter, hurled an explosive at the AKG Centre. The incident happened while policemen were on guard in the area. Although the CCTV footage of the incident was collected immediately, the accused has not been found yet. So far, the police have examined around 50 CCTV visuals and thousands of phone documents. Meantime, the crime branch is gearing up to investigate by recreating the incident. The investigation is being led by crime branch SP S Madhusoodanan. Crime branch DySP Jaleel Thottathil is the investigation officer.

According to the preliminary conclusion of forensic experts, cracker-like objects with no high explosive potential were used for the attack. No metal fragments or broken bottles were recovered from the spot. So far, the forensic experts have obtained some traces of gunpowder only. The probe was transferred to the crime branch as the police failed to obtain any hints about the accused.