Ahead of trial, Kalamassery blast case witnesses receive death threat

AHEAD of the trial in the case related to the serial blasts that rocked a Jehovah's Witnesses gathering in Kalamassery, an alleged death threat was issued against witnesses who are to testify against Dominic Martin, the accused, on Wednesday.

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The threatening message was sent to the phone number of Sreekumar, the public relations officer of Jehovah's Witnesses, a Christian denomination.

"The threat message from a Malaysian phone number was received on my WhatsApp, around 10 pm on Monday. But, I noticed it only the following morning," said Sreekumar, a resident of North Kalamassery.

Detailing about the threat message, he said: "The first message warned of explosions at Jehovah's Witnesses' worship centres, including near Aluva temple, and all other conventions across the state. When I asked why, the sender replied that Jehovah's Witnesses must be eradicated from Kerala, and that anyone testifying against Dominic Martin would be killed. Here, I asked why he was telling all this to me. The sender replied that everyone needed to know."