Basha was then sentenced to life imprisonment under Section 120-B (conspiracy) of the IPC read with additional IPC offences, including murder. Now his nephew identified as Mohammad Thalka has been arrested for his involvement in the recent car blasts that happened in the city on October 22.
Notably, Ukkadam is considered to be a sensitive area and has a Muslim-majority population. The blast on Sunday took place outside the famous 'Kottai Eshwaran Temple'.
A 25-year-old man named Jamesha Mubin died on Sunday in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, after an LPG cylinder in his vehicle exploded. Another cylinder, ball bearings have been recovered from the damaged vehicle.