Amit Shah directs the National Security Guard and National Investigation Agency to begin an investigation into the Kerala bomb

 Amit Shah directs the National Security Guard and National Investigation Agency to begin an investigation into the Kerala bomb

According to ANI, Union Home Minister Amit Shah today gave the National Security Guard (NSG) and the National Investigation Agency (NIA) instructions to begin an investigation into the explosion that happened at a convention center, leaving one person dead and over 20 wounded.

Investigation and activities related to counterterrorism are the areas of expertise for these two Central agencies. The heads of the NIA and NSG were directed by the Home Minister to send specialized teams to the location to conduct an inquiry into the occurrence.

After the event, Amit Shah spoke with Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan over the phone.

The event happened at the Zamra International Convention and Exhibition Centre in Kalamassery, in the Ernakulam district. Jehovah's Witness adherents were there for a prayer service when a bomb went off.

Kerala's chief minister said that the state administration is taking the "unfortunate incident" extremely seriously and expressed sincere remorse for it.

CM Vijayan of Kerela said, "It's a really regrettable situation. We are gathering information on the occurrence. At Ernakulam are all of the senior authorities. DGP is approaching the location. We are giving it our full attention. I've spoken with the DGP. We need further information after the inquiry."

There were two explosions, according to VD Satheesan, the state president of the Congress and Leader of the Opposition in Kerala. He said, "The first was a significant blow. The other one was not so big. There is one woman dead and twenty-five hospitalized. There are six people in the ICU unit out of 25. There were around 2,000 persons in attendance."

The Government Medical College Hospital in Kalamassery as well as various private hospitals received the blast casualties. The explosions happened just after 9:30 AM, during a regional believers' gathering.