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Publication: The Times of India
Date: July 28, 2008
URL: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Fresh_leads_in_Ahmedabad_blasts_probe/articleshow/3295540.cms
Two days after sixteen blasts ripped through
Ahmedabad city killing 49 and wounding more than 200, new leads are emerging
in the case.
Police on Monday said that 13 bicycles, two
cars and a bus were used in Saturday's blasts. But, unlike in Jaipur blasts
where the cycles were purchased, these cycles were rented for Rs 80 per day,
police said. The police are now looking for the guarantors of the rented bicycles,
in order to get their hands on the perpetrators. When renting a bicycle in
Ahmedabad, he/she requires a guarantor.
The police questioned some of the cycle dealers
of the city to find a lead, the sources said.
Police were also talking to a person who claimed
that he had seen suspected bombers parking cycles in Raipur area here, they
said.
In another lead, the police said that the
car used in the blast is said to have followed the three ambulances which
rushed blast victims from one of the blast sites -- Maninagar to the Civil
Hospital.
Bhatia said police have not issued any sketch
of suspects so far and added that efforts are on to find out details of the
car used in the blast at the Civil Hospital.
The registration number of the car was that
of a two-wheeler, he said.
Meanwhile, several persons have been detained
for questioning in connection with the two cars that were found packed with
explosives here, Police Commissioner R M S Brar said on Monday.
"We have not found any leads into who
was behind the planting of explosives in the Surat city. But several people
have been detained for questioning," he said.
The contents of Sunday's find have been sent
to a forensic science laboratory for testing, Brar said. The two cars loaded
with explosives had number plates from Vadodara city.
"On investigations we have found out
that all the number plates are of two-wheelers. They (terrorists) used fake
number plates to mislead the police," Brar said.
A live bomb was also defused near a hospital
in New Citylight area after some residents informed police.
Surat continues to be high alert with tight
security at all major entry and exit points. All vehicles are being checked
thoroughly, Brar said.
Health Minister Jaynarayan Vyas, who is also
the government spokesman, said, "It would not be proper to name any organisations
before the security agencies involved in the investigations find out the truth
about who were behind the blasts".
The state government has formed a special
committee headed by Principal Secretary (Home) Balwant Singh to coordinate
with Central security agencies and state agencies probing the blasts.