2022 Coimbatore suicide attack accused bought explosives from money earned by selling fake Covid vaccine certificates: NIA
The NIA has charged the Coimbatore car blast conspirators with using funds from a fake Covid vaccine certificate scam to procure explosives for the 2022 attack. Accused individuals orchestrated the scam in 2021-22, diverting the illicit earnings to acquire materials for the bombing, which targeted a Hindu temple. The suicide bomber, Jamesha Mubeen, had pledged allegiance to ISIS.