Kerala : Cops arrest Xavier of Kochi who wrote threatening letter to PM Modi

Kerala police examined the handwriting of the accused before arresting him. He confessed to the crime during the interrogation.

NewsBharati 24-Apr-2023 11:16:11 AM

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Kochi, April 24: In a shocking development, the Kerala police arrested a person named Xavier from Kochi who allegedly sent a letter threatening to carry out a suicide bomb attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his two-day visit to the state.

Xavier wrote the letter because he had a personal resentment towards Joseph Johnny, a native of Kaloor, whose name and phone number were mentioned in the alleged letter, said Kerala police.

Kerala police examined the handwriting of the accused before arresting him. He confessed to the crime during the interrogation. The police had registered a case in this regard on Saturday after state BJP chief K Surendran received a letter threatening to attack Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

On April 18, a letter sent in the game of Ernakulam resident Joseph John Nadumuttathil was received by Kerala BJP’s office, threatening to kill prime minister Narendra Modi. The letter also included the phone number of John. The letter was delivered at the state BJP office on April 18, 6 days before PM Narendra Modi’s visit to Kerala.

The person who sent the threat letter against the PM was arrested. Xavier, the accused, was arrested yesterday. The reason is personal enmity. He wrote the letter to trap his neighbour. We found him with the help of forensics: K. Sethu Raman, Kochi City Police Commissioner https://t.co/f1WiLjdGPH pic.twitter.com/K08AcWxdws
— ANI (@ANI) April 23, 2023

Later, the authorities discovered that Joseph John is NJ Johnny, an Ernakulam local. During questioning by police, Johnny claimed that he never wrote the letter. He further said that he suspects that it was written by his neighbour, Xavier. Johnny told the law enforcement officers that Xavier may have done it out of a personal vendetta.

Xavier was eventually questioned based on Johny’s allegations, but he denied the accusation. After that, the

handwriting of the letter was examined scientifically. He was arrested after his handwriting matched the handwriting of the threat letter. He confessed to the crime during the interrogation, police said.

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Locals testified against Xavier as well. Johnny stated that there was a disagreement about funds during a church prayer group meeting, and Xavier threatened him with the repercussions. On April 24, Prime Minister Modi will travel to Kochi and participate in a road show. He will meet with the top leaders of nine different Churches after addressing a youth gathering.

Meanwhile, Union Minister of State V Muraleedharan claimed that details of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's security arrangements were leaked to the media days before his trip to Kerala and accused the Left government of remaining silent on the issue.