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Kerala blast: suspect had taken a hotel room in Kodakara briefly before surrender

Martin Dominic, the sole suspect in the multiple explosions at a crowded Jehovah’s Witnesses prayer convention at Kalamassery had taken a room at a hotel in Kodakara in Thrissur district for a mere ten minutes before he surrendered before the Kodakara police on Sunday afternoon, it has emerged.

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He is suspected to have made the social media post claiming responsibility for the explosion during his brief stay at the hotel room. According to a hotel staff, he had checked in around 10.45 a.m. using his Aadhaar card and paid ₹1,500 through UPI.

However, he reportedly emerged within ten minutes after the check-in in a hurry claiming that he had to leave claiming there had been some accident.

Reportedly, the hotel also has CCTV footage vouching for his presence there.

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