Daijiworld Media Network - Kasargod (SP)

Kasargod, Jan 7: Unknown persons threw a bomb at the residence of Dr P V Pushpaja, retired principal of Nehru College here, on the night of Saturday January 5 damaging her house to some extent.

No one was at home when the incident happened. The family members who were on a visit to Kochi, returned on Sunday evening to found that the window panes of the upper portion of the two-storied house had been shattered. Splinters of steel bombs were found scattered inside.

Senior police officers visited the spot and undertook investigation on getting report of the incident.

It may be recalled that Kasargod district level 'Ayyappa Jyoti' state level programme which had been held at the behest of Sabarimala Karma Samiti had been inaugurated by Pushpaja at Kalikadavu in the district.

Pushpaja had retired from service after putting in 33 years of service. At a programme organized to bid her adieu, activists of Students Federation of India had burst crackers. Thereafter, a poster paying final homage to the principal had been found at the open auditorium of the college.