No breakthrough yet, police probe the role of Bangladesh nationals

Already, around 50 Bangladeshis have been interrogated and 15 detained. The police are probing the role of the two — Yessin Muhammad and Muhammed Majruddin — who were arrested from Jalpaiguri this July and are currently in Tihar Jail. Mobile phone records of some Bangladeshi nationals and other criminals are also being checked.

Suspicion of the involvement of Bangladeshis cropped up in view of the earlier blasts in South Delhi. The blast is the ninth there, for which no terrorist outfit has laid claims. Even though they had not caused much damage, the blasts in Hauz Khas, Malviya Nagar, IIT and Lado Sarai were executed in the same manner.

The explosive materials used in the low-intensity chemical-based bombs were quite similar and nails were used in earlier bombs too.

“Last month, a Bangladeshi was arrested for making the type of bombs which was used yesterday and later six crude bombs were recovered from Jalpaiguri on his tip-off. A team has been sent there for further clues,” a senior officer said. Asked about the involvement of Bangladesh nationals, Joint Commissioner of Police, (Southern Range), Ajay Kashyap said, “I would not be able to comment on that front at present. We are investigating the case from every possible angle.” Police sources said Delhi Police teams were sent to West Bengal’s Jalpaiguri and Meerut in Uttar Pradesh after receiving some information in connection with the Mehrauli blast.

SKETCHES MADE
Sketches of the two men travelling on the bike are being prepared based on three eyewitness accounts. Police are probing the role of one Mohammad Ansar, who was allegedly residing in Delhi till sometime back.
His name had cropped up after the previous blasts too, but he is yet to be traced. His links with terrorist outfits are yet to be established as well.
The FIR in the case has been registered under Sections 302 (murder), 307 (attempt to murder), 427 (mischief causing loss or damage), 120B (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3,4 and 5 of the Explosives Act.

RAIDS CONDUCTED
Several areas across the Capital, primarily in South Delhi, were raided by Delhi Police on Sunday. According to police sources, raids were conducted in Sangam Vihar, Madan Gir, Ambedkar Nagar and Mehrauli. At least a dozen people were detained for questioning. “Nothing concrete, however, has been found yet,” a senior officer said.
Some suppliers of chemicals like potassium nitrate and sulphur have been approached to get details of recent purchases.

Few leads
Though a man was detained on Saturday night for allegedly sending an SMS to the Delhi Police, which read “Save Delhi if you can”, the police still are not sure about his involvement in the blast.
A senior police officer said: “Nanak Chand, who was picked up from Gurgaon, had sent the SMS. He took a new SIM card in the name of Ramesh Chand from a mobile shop owned by one Kishan. He is being questioned as to why he sent the message. But nothing concrete has come up yet. Further questioning is on.” Nanak Chand is a native of Aligarh.
On Sunday, two men were reportedly picked up from Faridabad for allegedly sending a hoax e-mail to the Faridabad police. The mail said that blasts would occur in Sector 15 of Faridabad.
The detained men were identified as Jatin Gaur, a BTech student of a private institution in Faridabad and Sunny, who had allegedly sent the e-mail.
But after interrogation by the Delhi Police, it was found that the men had no connection with the Mehrauli blast.
Ganesh, the owner of a Pulsar motorcycle, similar to the one used in the blast, detained from DLF last night was released after interrogation. “We detained him as his bike was found abandoned in the DLF area,” the officer said.