A National Investigation Agency (NIA) Special court at Poonamallee in Chennai (Tamil Nadu), on March 10, granted seven days custody of five accused, identified asMohammad Azharudheen, Firoz Ismail, Muhammad Nawaz Ismail, Umar Farooq and Feroze Khanto NIA for interrogation in the Coimbatore car blast on October 23, 2023, reports goachronicle.com. They would be in NIA custody till March 16 after which they will be brought back to Chennai and produced before the court and lodged in Poonamallee jail. A total of 11 accused, suspected to have Islamic State (IS) links, were arrested in connection with the blast.