Kannur woman alleges threats after 'rampant bomb-making culture' revelation

It was in the backdrop of the death of an 85 year old man in an explosion at Eranholi near Thalassery in Kannur on Tuesday that a woman in the locality broke her silence.

Thiruvananthapuram: The woman from Kannur, who spoke against the 'rampant bomb-making culture' in the locality she hails from, on Wednesday alleged that she has been threatened after her revelation.

It was on Wednesday the woman identified as M Seena revealed to Lok Sabha MP-elect of the region Shafi Parambil that the country bomb making by CPI(M) workers in the locality was rampant and the people were tolerating it owing to fear of being attacked. Her statement came in the wake of the death of an 86 year-old man in an explosion at Eranholi near Thalassery in Kannur on Tuesday.

On Friday, Seena told reporters that the CPM supporters had expressed displeasure over her remarks and some of them had visited her parents and cautioned them. She alleged that she has been warned of isolation.

Seena said that she was forced to make the revelation as the people, especially children, of the region were at a risk of handling such explosives by mistake.

The opposition leader V D Satheesan spoke to Seena and assured support.