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may 16
JAIPUR: The video sent on Wednesday by an outfit claiming to be Indian Mujahideen, which owned up to Tuesday's terror attacks in Jaipur, was no fake. The frame number of the cycle in the clip is the same as that of the one which was used for the blast at Choti Choupad Kotwali, one of the sites where the terrorists struck.
The Mujahideen, in the email to the media, had said that the cycle with the frame number — 129489 — in the video clip was used in the Choti Choupad blast.The frame number was reported by TOI on Wednesday.
Speaking to reporters in Jaipur on Thursday, Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhara Raje acknowledged that the email with a video of some bicycles purportedly carrying bombs which were used in the serial blasts in Jaipur may have indeed been sent by those aligned with the gang which attacked the Pink City.
She suggested that the purpose of those operating in the guise of Indian Mujahideen could be not just to secure bragging rights for the mass killings but to mislead the investigators. But while she also highlighted the contradictions in the video clip sent from a cybercafe located at Sahibabad on Delhi's outskirts, Raje said that "we are not rejecting the email angle".
Police officers, however, were more emphatic about the linkage between the self-styled Mujahideen and the perpetrators of blasts, "They are obviously in the know of things," said Pankaj Singh, IG of Jaipur, who is involved with the blasts probe.
With the frame numbers matching, Rajasthan cops must be regretting the laxity of father-son duo, Siyaram and Madhukar Mishra, who allowed the person who sent the email for Indian Mujahideen, use their cybercafe, Naveen Computers.
Rules requiring the cyber cafe owners to insist on ID proof from those using the Internet have been in place in Sahibabad. However, the cyber cafe owner Madhukar Mishra did not ask the person who used the email ID of guru-alhindi_jaipur@yahoo.co.uk , to comply with the regulation introduced as a counter terrorism measure.
'Bombs strapped to handlebars of cycles'
In her interaction with the media, CM Raje highlighted the contradictions between video clip and what actually happened. She said that the colour of the bag on the bicycle in the clip was different from those which were used in the blasts. She also said that the bombers did not tie explosives to the carrier of the cycle as shown in the video, backing up the contention by saying the rear portion of the cycles used in the attack remained intact.
IG Pankaj Singh said that the explosives were strapped to handlebars. Investigations have revealed that the bags used for the blasts were of Chinese make. They are not available in local markets. The police have come to the conclusion that all the cycles were bought from separate shops.
On Thursday, they managed to identify at least four other shops, and the sketches were prepared on the basis of descriptions from the shop employees who sold off the bikes. That the bikes were bought from separate shops was confirmed by the fact that all of them carried locks of different make. Singh said that the sketches were credible because the buyer in all the cases remained in the shop for almost an hour to get the lock installed giving the shop staff time to have a good look at his face.
In all four sketches released so far, cops said none appeared to be natives of Rajasthan. Police sources also said that at least 5-6 bikes were sold on May 13, the day of the blast. While three of the cycles were of Avon make, two were Atlas. The remaining for bikes were all of separate make. In the bags, the bomb parcel was hidden under newly bought undergarments.
The cops said that the ball bearings were of a "particularly damaging variety" and were placed in a "curve" in such a way that when the bomb exploded the shrapnel burst out ahead, and not up, causing maximum damage till close to 100 feet. The blasts took place in an area where as many as three police stations. One of the blasts took place a few metres from the Kotwali police station. As Singh pointed out, the bomb outside Kotwali police station had been timed to go off at the time when police staff roll call takes place.
"Fortunately, the roll call was done with moments before the blasts. Otherwise, a number of policemen could have also died," added Singh.
JAIPUR: The video sent on Wednesday by an outfit claiming to be Indian Mujahideen, which owned up to Tuesday's terror attacks in Jaipur, was no fake. The frame number of the cycle in the clip is the same as that of the one which was used for the blast at Choti Choupad Kotwali, one of the sites where the terrorists struck.
The Mujahideen, in the email to the media, had said that the cycle with the frame number — 129489 — in the video clip was used in the Choti Choupad blast.The frame number was reported by TOI on Wednesday.
Speaking to reporters in Jaipur on Thursday, Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhara Raje acknowledged that the email with a video of some bicycles purportedly carrying bombs which were used in the serial blasts in Jaipur may have indeed been sent by those aligned with the gang which attacked the Pink City.
She suggested that the purpose of those operating in the guise of Indian Mujahideen could be not just to secure bragging rights for the mass killings but to mislead the investigators. But while she also highlighted the contradictions in the video clip sent from a cybercafe located at Sahibabad on Delhi's outskirts, Raje said that "we are not rejecting the email angle".
Police officers, however, were more emphatic about the linkage between the self-styled Mujahideen and the perpetrators of blasts, "They are obviously in the know of things," said Pankaj Singh, IG of Jaipur, who is involved with the blasts probe.
With the frame numbers matching, Rajasthan cops must be regretting the laxity of father-son duo, Siyaram and Madhukar Mishra, who allowed the person who sent the email for Indian Mujahideen, use their cybercafe, Naveen Computers.
Rules requiring the cyber cafe owners to insist on ID proof from those using the Internet have been in place in Sahibabad. However, the cyber cafe owner Madhukar Mishra did not ask the person who used the email ID of guru-alhindi_jaipur@yahoo.co.uk , to comply with the regulation introduced as a counter terrorism measure.
'Bombs strapped to handlebars of cycles'
In her interaction with the media, CM Raje highlighted the contradictions between video clip and what actually happened. She said that the colour of the bag on the bicycle in the clip was different from those which were used in the blasts. She also said that the bombers did not tie explosives to the carrier of the cycle as shown in the video, backing up the contention by saying the rear portion of the cycles used in the attack remained intact.
IG Pankaj Singh said that the explosives were strapped to handlebars. Investigations have revealed that the bags used for the blasts were of Chinese make. They are not available in local markets. The police have come to the conclusion that all the cycles were bought from separate shops.
On Thursday, they managed to identify at least four other shops, and the sketches were prepared on the basis of descriptions from the shop employees who sold off the bikes. That the bikes were bought from separate shops was confirmed by the fact that all of them carried locks of different make. Singh said that the sketches were credible because the buyer in all the cases remained in the shop for almost an hour to get the lock installed giving the shop staff time to have a good look at his face.
In all four sketches released so far, cops said none appeared to be natives of Rajasthan. Police sources also said that at least 5-6 bikes were sold on May 13, the day of the blast. While three of the cycles were of Avon make, two were Atlas. The remaining for bikes were all of separate make. In the bags, the bomb parcel was hidden under newly bought undergarments.
The cops said that the ball bearings were of a "particularly damaging variety" and were placed in a "curve" in such a way that when the bomb exploded the shrapnel burst out ahead, and not up, causing maximum damage till close to 100 feet. The blasts took place in an area where as many as three police stations. One of the blasts took place a few metres from the Kotwali police station. As Singh pointed out, the bomb outside Kotwali police station had been timed to go off at the time when police staff roll call takes place.
"Fortunately, the roll call was done with moments before the blasts. Otherwise, a number of policemen could have also died," added Singh.
