The National Investigation Agency (NIA) took a major action in Puducherry on Thursday (September 18, 2025) and arrested two accused in the 2023 Wilianur bomb blast case. The NIA conducted this raid in Puducherry Central Jail and three other places. The names of the arrested accused have been described as Haram alias Karthi alias TR and Udayakumar alias Kumar.
Both of them are accused of leaking information about protected witnesses related to the case. According to the NIA, the accused, along with the main accused in the case, along with Nityanandam alias Nithi, had sent out the names, identity and mobile numbers of the witnesses. This case is related to a bomb blast and murder in 2023. A political activist Senthil Kumaran, a political activist in Villianur, was murdered at around 9:30 pm. The first six crooks came on the bike and threw the country bomb, then attacked him with sharp weapons and killed him.
NIA filed a charge sheet in September 2023
In this case, the NIA filed a charge sheet against Nithi and 12 other accused in September 2023. At present, Nithi Yanam is lodged in jail, while the rest of the accused are kept in Kalapet Central Jail in Puducherry. The NIA recently got input that Nithi and his companions are getting information about protected witnesses even while in jail. This information was being used to intimidate the witnesses and to spoil the investigation of the case.
After this, the NIA today conducted raids together at Kalapet Central Jail, Yanam Jail and two other places. During this time, the agency seized several mobile phones, SIM cards and such documents, in which information about witnesses was recorded.
NIA engaged in locating people involved in the conspiracy
NIA is now trying to find out who more people are involved behind this whole conspiracy and who tried to endanger the safety of witnesses. The agency says that the identity of the witnesses is a serious violation of the law and strict action will be taken against the people involved.
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