Kochi nursery fire may be terror plot rehearsal targeting Jews, police suspect

KOCHI: The fire at a horticulture nursery near the Kadavumbhagam Synagogue in Kochi is being investigated as a possible test run for a wider terror plot, with police examining communications that refer to Jewish places of worship and attacks in several cities across the country.A statement issued by police said communications recovered from the accused's phone contained references to various targets, including Jewish religious sites, as well as messages related to attacks in different cities.Police are examining whether the incident was linked to international terrorist networks or organised planning involving multiple locations.“In this context, it is being seriously investigated whether there were international terrorist links or organised planning behind the incident,” the police statement said.Investigators are also working to establish the identities of those who sent the messages, trace financial transactions and determine whether the communications are linked to other criminal incidents.Earlier, Kochi city police commissioner Kaliraj Mahesh Kumar had…