Digital footprints of Mubin, associates under scanner, says DGP

Heightened security arrangements across Tamil Nadu following the car explosion

The digital footprint of Jameesha Mubin, the man who was killed in the early-morning explosion in Coimbatore on Sunday, and his associates are under the scanner of cyber-forensic experts of the Tamil Nadu Police.

Director-General of Police C. Sylendra Babu said on Tuesday that this would help to unravel the motive and the target of the failed bomb attack.

“Experts in the cyber-crime wing are analysing the mobile phone call details and other social media/online activities of Mubin and his associates. This will help in unravelling the target of attack, the source of explosives and other details of the conspiracy.

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Timely intervention of the police deployed at a checkpoint in the locality helped to avert an untoward incident,” Mr. Sylendra Babu told The Hindu.

While the source of explosives was suspected to be Kerala, special teams were formed to investigate how Mubin managed to procure them since he was under the surveillance of the Central/State security and intelligence agencies.

“He was under the watch of the State police and Central agencies. We are aware of his contacts with some suspects arrested by the National Investigation Agency. But it is abundantly clear that we stopped him from carrying out any terror act.