Still looking for clues to crack last night's serial blasts here that left one injured,Pune police today said no arrest or detention has been made in connection with the incident and that it was probing if it was the handiwork of a terror outfit. "There has been no arrest or detention so far. We are collecting scientific evidence in the ongoing investigations",Joint Commissioner of police Sanjiv Singhal told reporters. Amid reports that Indian Mujahideen,which was behind 2010 German Bakery blast here that claimed 17 lives,could have triggered the serial blasts,the officer refused to confirm whether the home-grown terror outfit was involved in the quadruple explosions. "We will be able to tell only after investigations are complete. It will not be proper to make a comment at this stage," Singhal said when asked whether the blasts carried the stamp of a terrorist network. Maharashtra Home Minister R R Patil,who visited the four blast sites earlier in the day also said investigating agencies were probing all angles to determine whether any terror outfit was behind the low-intensity blasts. "Whether it was a terrorist act or not will be determined only after proper investigations are carried out by Maharashtra ATS,city crime branch and central agencies," he said. "All angles are being probed and it will not be proper to comment at this stage," he said when asked if there could be a "saffron terror" angle to the blasts. He said few days after the murder of terror suspect Qateel Siddique in Yerwada prison,Pune police had got a letter in Marathi which threatened that the murder would be avenged. "This angle is being probed," Patil said. Suspected Indian Mujahideen operative Mohammad Qateel Siddiqui was lodged in Yerwada Central Jail for his alleged role in in the German Bakery blast and the Bangalore terror attacks. He was found murdered in his prison cell in June this year after a brawl with some fellow inmates. Patil said there were no inputs from central agencies about the blasts. Singhal said the sole person injured in the blast near Bal Gandharva theatre,the 33-year-old Dayanand Patil was being "interrogated". His wife Satyakala and some bicycle shop owners in the city's Kasaba peth area were also questioned as part of the investigations. "A box like object was used to plant the bombs which were triggered with detonators,9 volt battery cells and timer," Singhal said,adding that a white substance too had been found and sent to forensic labs for investigations and reports were awaited. There were unconfirmed reports that ammonium nitrate was used to trigger the blasts. Investigators trying to string together bits of evidence were reported to have hit a hurdle as some CCTV cameras at the explosion sites were found to be non-functional. The CCTV cameras installed at Dena Bank,McDonald's and Bal Gandharva traffic square,near where the explosions occurred,have not yielded any clue so far and some of them were non-functional. Sources said the Maharashtra ATS,city Crime Branch and the NIA are looking for clues from the two bicycles as two of the four coordinated blasts occurred in their front carriers. Explosives were strapped on these bicycles which appear newly purchased and investigators are trying to locate the shop from where these were bought in order to nail the perpetrators. Police have registered an offence against "unknown persons" under sections 307 (attempt to murder),427 (mischief causing damage),120 B (criminal conspiracy) and relevant sections of Unlawful Activities Prevention Act and Explosive Substances Act. Pune blasts: Bomb carrying bikes were new,say cops Investigators are looking for clues to string together evidence in the serial low- intensity blasts that rocked Pune with the Centre today describing them as a "planned" and "coordinated act." 'Clueless' Maha govt says probing all angles A team of National Investigation Agency and experts of National Security Guards have joined the investigation with Maharashtra Police to probe all angles to determine whether any terror outfit was behind the blasts in the city last night. Mischief,not terror: says city police chief Investigative agencies were searching for clues as the CCTV cameras installed at Dena Bank,McDonald's and Bal Gandharva traffic square,near where the explosions occurred,have not yielded any evidence so far and some of them were non-functional,sources said. Criminal neglect: CCTVs not working They said the Maharashtra ATS,city Crime Branch and the NIA are looking for clues from the two bicycles as two of the four coordinated blasts last night occurred in their front carriers. IAC denies injured man picked up bomb from agitation site Explosives were strapped on these bicycles which appear newly purchased and investigators are trying to locate the shop from where these were bought in order to nail the perpetrators. On Shindes first day,blasts rock Pune As reports said a black sticky substance with ammonium nitrate was used in the explosions,forensic experts are also trying to ascertain the concentration of explosives in the devices to zero in on the likely group behind the blasts. According to sources,different terror groups use varied concentration of explosives in their "signature bombs". Reports have said battery operated detonators with digital timers could have been used to trigger the blasts. Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said in New Delhi that the Centre has taken the near simultaneous explosions "very seriously" and investigators were looking for clues. "We have taken it very seriously," he told reporters here after a high-level meeting which reviewed the security situation in the country in the wake of last evening's blasts in Pune. Dayanand Patil,the only person injured in the blast at Bal Gandharva Theatre square,is being questioned by police as to how the explosive found its way into his carry bag. Sources said Patil,who sustained minor injuries,was not being treated as a suspect in the case. Patil has told the police that he had visited the dharna by Anna Hazare's India Against Corruption and somebody kept the explosive in his carry bag. The explosion occurred when he tried to open a box in which the explosive was kept. Police have registered an offence against "unknown persons" under sections 307 (attempt to murder),427 (mischief causing damage),120 B (criminal conspiracy) and relevant sections of Unlawful Activities Prevention Act and Explosive Substances Act. Pune Commissioner of Police Gulabrao Pol had yesterday said as very low-intensity explosives were used in the blasts,it did not appear to be the handiwork of terrorists and could be an act of mischief. However,Union Home Secretary R K Singh said in Delhi that terror angle could not be ruled out as the blasts occurring minutes apart were a coordinated act. Maharashtra Home Minister R R Patil,who visited the blast site,said,"Whether it was a terrorist act or not will be determined only after proper investigations are carried out by Maharashtra ATS,city crime branch and central agencies." Unconfirmed reports said ammonium nitrate could have been the substance used in the blast triggered by small detonators and pencil cells. Earlier Union Home Secretary R K Singh said in Delhi that forensic experts were examining the two unexploded IEDs and nature of the four blasts. "Since the blasts have taken place within an area of 500 metres and within a span of 45 minutes,it appears to be a coordinated act. I am sure there was a plan behind it," he told reporters here. Singh said teams of National Investigation Agency,National Security Guards and Central Forensic Science Laboratory reached Pune early this morning and were examining the explosives. "They have examined two IEDs which had not exploded. There are three detonators in each and other peculiarity. Investigation is on. We are making progress," he said. Meanwhile,life in the city and busy Jangli Maharaj (JM) road,where the four coordinated blasts occurred,is normal. Barring the blasts sites which have been barricaded by police,people could be seen moving as usual on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan.
