KOCHI: More information of the Kalamassery blast, which raised an anxiety across the country, are unfolding. It is clear from the interrogation of the police that Dominic Martin, a native of Kochi, who surrendered to the police yesterday, is behind the blast. Martin, who learnt how to make IEDs by watching YouTube, has the technical knowledge of making a bomb himself. This was helped by the knowledge he gained while working as a foreman. He used eight liters of petrol for it.

He bought petrol from Tripunithura. It is also revealed that during the interrogation, he disclosed the information regarding the purchase of materials and gundu (banned cracker). He planted the bomb under the chairs in the convention center at 7 am Sunday morning. It is hinted that only three people were in the hall at that time.

The information is that around 50 gundus were used by the accused for the blast. He filled petrol in plastic covers and placed at six places in the convention center. A bomb was attached to it and exploded it using a remote control. Three bombs exploded. The accused recorded the live visuals of the incident. After making the bomb at his ancestral home, Martin did not experiment it. It is hinted that he was confident that it would work properly.

Two women and a child were killed in the Kalamassery blast. Kumari (53), wife of late Pushpan of Thodupuzha Kaliyarkulam, Liona Paulose (60) of Kuruppampadi, and Libina (12) of Kaladi Malayattoor, died in the blast yesterday morning at 9.40 am. Kumari leaves behind her sons Sreeraag and Sreeraj and daughter-in-law Divya.

52 people were injured in the incident. 18 people are in the ICU. The condition of six people is critical. Dominic Martin, a resident of Kochi, claimed responsibility and surrendered before the Kodakara police. He was a former evangelist of Jehovah Witness. Martin handed over the remote used to detonate the bomb to the investigators. A video of the explosion was also handed over. He left the place on a scooter after the blast.