A little-known outfit Islamic Resistance Council (IRC) has reportedly claimed responsibility for the Mangaluru explosion, saying one of its "Mujahid brother Mohammed Shariq attempted to attack a Hindutva Temple in Kadri’, indiatvnews.com reports on November 25. Home Minister of Karnataka, Araga Jnanendra on November 25, said the Centre has directed the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to probe the case. In a statement, Jnanendra said the state government had recommended an NIA probe into the case.
Earlier on November 24, The Economic Times, added the IRC statement, “We the Islamic Resistance Council (IRC) would like to convey the message: One of our Mujahid brother Mohammed Shariq attempted to attack the Hindutva Temple in Kadri (in Dakshina Kannada district), a bastion of the Saffron terrorists in Mangaluru," the message which has gone viral in social media