• ...But this time Gujaratis, upper caste Gujaratis, were targeted.

This time also, I am not involved with whatever is happening in the investigation. (But) what I know about Mumbai, and about people who are involved in this type of crime previously - their psyche, their mind is always running. You see there are three type of trains in Mumbai, one is western suburb, second is central and third is the one that goes to the Mumbai Port side. You see, western railway is the only railway where a sizeable middle-class, higher middle-class, trading community, representatives of the stock exchange, of the diamond business...

• ...And many Gujaratis...

...Ya, ya, they travel that side. So they selected that train, they did not selected the central railway.

• ...So someone who selected this knows the sociology of Mumbai.

That is one. Secondly, you just see, that each compartment of the various trains (in the blast) was only first class. Who travels first class? Those who can afford. You see, you’ll find very few muslims who can afford, very few other sections who are poor who can afford. Essentially, Gujaratis, Marwaris, financially better-off people, all higher salary class, they travel western railway, and first class. So, it was a clear cut design to concentrate on a particular section of people, and simultaneously , might be, that a particular section should not be affected. And again in 10 to 12 minutes.

... contd.