Arson near Kochi synagogue was test run for multi-state terror plots: Police

Kochi City Police Commissioner Kaliraj Kumar said the arson attack outside the Kadavumbhagam Synagogue in Kochi on October 12 was part of a larger terror plan that reached across several states. The police said the attack was a "test run" as the accused was first made to prove himself in Kochi and was then "promoted" for bigger tasks.