Tamil Nadu: NIA has arrested 12th accused Mohammed Idris (25) for alleged role in the car blast in front of Sangameswarar temple in Coimbatore on October 23 last year. Idris was a close friend of Jameesha Mubin, the alleged mastermind of the car blast in front of the temple at Kottaimedu. The NIA filed a chargesheet against six accused in the case against Mohammed Azharudheen, Muhammed Thalha, Firos Ismal, Muhammed Riyas, Nawaz Ismail and Afsar Khan on April 20. The agency filed a supplementary chargesheet against five others, namely Umar Farooq, Firoz Khan, Mohammed Thoufiq, Sheik Hidayathullah and Sanofar Ali on June 2. According to the NIA, the accused operated an Islamic State (IS) module inspired by Zahran Hashim, the mastermind of the Easter 2019 bombings in Sri Lanka. Mubin, the mastermind of the car bomb explosion, wanted to orchestrate an attack similar to the Easter Sunday bombings. https://timesofindia.com/city/coimbatore/articleshow/102331356.cms