COIMBATORE: Coimbatore police are verifying claims made by a taxi driver that he saw a person resembling Mohammad Shariq, prime suspect in the Mangaluru blast, at the Isha Yoga Centre.
According to sources, the driver, Anand (45) informed police on Thursday he saw some people taking photos of the Adiyogi statue at the Isha Yoga Centre on Deepavali day (October 24). One of them looked like Mohammed Shariq and he was wearing a cap, the police said.
Meanwhile, the police team investigating the casehas denied refuted Anand’s claim and said Shariq mobile phone signals showed he was in Karnataka on Deepavali. “We have collected details from the driver and they would be verified,’ said a police officer.