Lucknow: Two calls received by a particular cell phone in Varanasi's Dashawamedh Ghat area are believed to have provided major leads to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) probing the December 7 blast in the holy city.
Two people were left killed and 30 injured in the blast.
NIA and Intelligence Bureau (IB) are now trying to zero in on the owner of the cell phone to which these calls were made from Bhendi Bazar area in Mumbai, officials said.
While one call was received December 6, the second call was received shortly before the blast at the Shitla Ghat when devotees were performing the evening arti ritual on the bank of the Ganga river.
A special NIA team is camping in Varanasi, and another team has flown to Mumbai to track down the caller, who could provide vital clues to the terrorist strike, officials said.
The calls were traced by scanning all the calls made and received on the day through the telecom tower installed in that neighbourhood.
"What intrigued us was that only two calls were received on that cell phone, which went off soon after the blast," disclosed an IB sleuth.
"The fact that neither was the cell phone used for making any call nor did it receive any other call at all further arouses suspicion that it was purchased with a limited purpose," he said.
What has further confirmed the suspicion was the fake proof of address and identity used to get the SIM card.
Two people were left killed and 30 injured in the blast.
NIA and Intelligence Bureau (IB) are now trying to zero in on the owner of the cell phone to which these calls were made from Bhendi Bazar area in Mumbai, officials said.
While one call was received December 6, the second call was received shortly before the blast at the Shitla Ghat when devotees were performing the evening arti ritual on the bank of the Ganga river.
A special NIA team is camping in Varanasi, and another team has flown to Mumbai to track down the caller, who could provide vital clues to the terrorist strike, officials said.
The calls were traced by scanning all the calls made and received on the day through the telecom tower installed in that neighbourhood.
"What intrigued us was that only two calls were received on that cell phone, which went off soon after the blast," disclosed an IB sleuth.
"The fact that neither was the cell phone used for making any call nor did it receive any other call at all further arouses suspicion that it was purchased with a limited purpose," he said.
What has further confirmed the suspicion was the fake proof of address and identity used to get the SIM card.
