Indore (IG) Rajendra Kumar said the Rajasthan team did not seek any help from the Indore police. A senior officer said the Rajasthan police did not have any concrete information but were in MP to explore possible angles.

After the Samjhauta Express blast, a Haryana police team spent a long time in Indore from where material for six timer-fitted firebombs was probably purchased. Nothing concrete emerged and, months after the blasts, police from the two states traded charges. While the Haryana police accused the local police of not cooperating, the MP police maintained they extended all possible help but the Haryana team was bent on exploring an angle which was not there.

Meanwhile, Eid at the Ajmer Sharif dargah was a subdued affair today. For the first time in nearly 800 years, Eid was only observed, not celebrated. While special Eid-ul-Fitr prayers were held and attended by thousands, the lights and decorations were missing. It was also the first time ever that the drums (nagaras) and jhanjh were not heard. Muzaffar Bharti, Secretary of the Dargah Hereditary Staff Association, said: “The mood at the dargah is still one of shock. We decided not to go ahead with the traditional music as homage to the two who lost their lives in the blast. Moreover, with such an incident happening here, we didn’t feel like playing instruments.”

Most people within the dargah premises did not even wish each other Eid Mubarak.