Detection of Gun Triggers Tense Situation at Atheists’ Meet in Kochi

Detection of gun triggers tense situation at atheists’ meet in Kochi

Police allow organisers to resume the event after two hours as the security check did not find anything suspicious

Man with gun triggers scare at Taslima Nasrin event in Kerala

Kochi: A man carrying a gun sparked a brief security scare at an atheist gathering here, where writer Taslima Nasrin is scheduled to participate, sources said on Sunday. The law enforcers evacuated hundreds of people from the Rajiv Gandhi indoor stadium and conducted a thorough inspection following the incident. “Nothing suspicious was found. It was a licensed gun and the man carried it because of his ignorance. But, we conducted the check as pa…

Detection of firearms leads to tense situation at atheist meeting in Kochi

Tense moments prevailed at the Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium at Kadavanthra in Kochi on Sunday (October 19, 2025) as police suspended a gathering there for a while due to security concerns caused by the detection of a gun. Litmus 2025, a summit of atheists organized by a group called esSENSE Global, was disrupted for about […]

Man with gun triggers scare at writer Taslima Nasrin event in Kerala

Kochi, Oct 19 (PTI) A man carrying a gun sparked a brief security scare at an atheist gathering here, where writer Taslima Nasrin is scheduled to participate, sources said on Sunday. The law enforcers evacuated hundreds of people from the Rajiv Gandhi indoor stadium and conducted a thorough inspection following the incident. "Nothing suspicious was found. It was a licensed gun and the man carried it because of his ignorance. But, we conducted th…