Overview

• A 10-year-old student threw a device found near the Vyasa Vidhya Peedom school gate, triggering an explosion that caused minor injuries to him and 84-year-old Leela, with both reported stable.
• Police recovered four additional explosive devices stored in a bucket at the scene and recorded in the FIR that the materials were dangerous and placed in a way that endangered life.
• Palakkad North police registered a case under Sections 3(a) and 4(a) of the Explosive Substances Act and Section 75 of the Juvenile Justice Act, with a DySP-led team directing the investigation.
• Officers have collected CCTV footage and are working to identify who placed the devices, while noting a developing hypothesis that the items may be used to kill wild boar.
• Political parties called for a thorough probe, and Kerala’s education minister requested a report from the Director of General Education and sought an explanation from the school, saying he had reports of more explosives and noting the site’s reported use for RSS shakhas.