Key accused in Kozhikode blast case remanded to judicial custody

CBI special court in Ernakulam, dealing with the National Investigation Agency (NIA) cases in Kerala, today remanded Shammy Firoz, a key accused in the Kozhikode twin blast case, to judicial custody for 15 days.

CBI special court judge also ordered to produce the accused before the court on March 23.

National Investigation Agency (NIA), probing various terror related cases in Kerala, had arrested Firoz when he arrived at Kochi International Airport by an Etihad flight from Abu Dhabi yesterday.

The blasts occurred in two crowded bus stations in Kozhikode
district on March 3, 2006.