The Coimbatore police has arrested five people in connection with the LPG cylinder explosion that took place near Kottai Eswaran Temple near Ukkadam area on Sunday. The explosion had killed a 25-year-old youth.
The police identified the accused as Mohammad Thalka (25), Mohammad Asarudheen (25) of Ukkadam, and Mohammad Riyaz (27), Feroz Ismail (27) and Mohammad Navaz Ismail (27) of GM Nagar.
A case has been registered in the Ukkadam police station in connection with the incident.