Overview
- Police arrested 32-year-old Ebin B Paul in connection with a deliberate fire at Blossom plant nursery located in front of a synagogue in Kochi.
- Investigators traced the car used in the incident by reviewing CCTV, questioning roughly 150 people and matching the vehicle registration to the suspect’s rented villa in Puthencruz.
- Officers say the accused recorded the act on his phone and that preliminary examination of his mobile and Telegram chats contains material that may indicate contact with an unidentified person.
- A search of the accused’s residence recovered suspected narcotics listed in the FIR including heroin, fentanyl, oxycodone, alprazolam and ketamine with specific quantities recorded.
- Kerala’s anti-terror squad and unnamed central agencies have joined the probe to verify any wider conspiracy and to complete forensic analysis and further interrogations; claims of organised direction remain under investigation and are not yet independently confirmed.