Patna, Bodh Gaya serial blasts similar, IM link possible: Jharkhand police Ranchi: With the probe into Sundays serial blasts in Patna gaining momentum, the Jharkhand police on Monday claimed that there is a strong resemblance between the blasts in the Bihar capital and the terror attack in Bodh Gaya sometimes back. Talking to reporters, SN Pradhan, ADG Jarkhand said, The signature of blasts here resembles the ones carried out in Bodh Gaya. Pradhan further said, It seems that serial blasts in Patna do have a Bodh Gaya connection. Timer device, a digital one, which has been used here of same brand that was discovered in Bodh Gaya. The Jharkhand ADG, however, said that nobody has been detained in Ranchi so far but the police are verifying each and every detail provided to it by the Bihar police and the intelligence agencies. Pradhan said, It appears that not just 4 people but there were around 8-10 people involved in the Patna serial blasts, adding, Preliminary evidence suggest that there is an Indian Mujahideen (IM) link to it. The revelations from the Jharkhand ADG came shortly after the Patna police claimed that those who planted the bombs wanted to trigger stampede to cause maximum damage. Talking to Zee Media, Patna SSP Manu Maharaj said, The bombers have come in three teams. Each team had 4 to 8 members. They wanted to plant more bombs at various places and trigger a stampede so as to cause more damage. A number of low intensity bombs were hidden beneath the soil to create panic among the crowd, the Patna SSP said. The probe is moving in right direction and we have apprehended several people in this connection, the Patna SSP said. The forensic experts, who visited the bomb blast sites, suspect the use of ammonium nitrate and other explosives in the serial blasts here.
Posted on: Mon, 28 Oct 2013 09:10:09 +0000
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