09-30-2006, 08:03 PM
<b>LeT, ISI plotted Mumbai train blasts, says police</b><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Addressing a press conference in Mumbai to announce the completion of investigations into the blasts that killed nearly 200 people and injured over 700, Roy said <b>15 people had been arrested so far, with conclusive evidence against 12.</b>
Roy added that there was not enough proof against three of the arrested and they could be freed.
Piecing together the gory plot, Roy said the <b>blasts were planned in Pakistan in March and many of those arrested received training at the Bahawalpur camp in the neighbouring country from notorious LeT operative Azam Cheema</b>.
After training, 11 Pakistani nationals entered India in three batches through different routes: <b>three came via Nepal, another three entered through Bangladesh and a batch of four sneaked through the Gujarat border. Ehsanullah, another Pakistani, brought 15 to 20 kg of RDX explosive with him</b>.
Roy said Faisal Sheikh of Mira Road in Mumbai, one of the three key accused besides Kamaluddin Ansari of Madhubani in Bihar and Ehtesam Siddique of Mira Road, made arrangements for the stay of Pakistanis at four places in Mumbai.
The police commissioner said the bombs were assembled at Shivaji Nagar in Chembur. <b>The explosives consisting of RDX and ammonium nitrate were packed in five-litre pressure cookers, eight of which had been bought but only seven were used.</b>
The bombs, which were fitted with quartz timers, were then put in bags and camouflaged with newspapers and umbrellas and taken to the seven railway stations by groups of<span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'> two each, one Indian and the other a Pakistani,</span> Roy said giving the details.
He said <b>one of the seven Pakistanis, Salim from Lahore, could not get off the train in time and was killed in the blast.</b> His body was the only one not to have had any claimant, Roy added.
The police commissioner said four of the seven Indians involved in the blasts had been arrested. They were Faisal Sheikh, Kamal Ansari, Ehtesam Siddique and Naved of Khar. Three were still at large, Roy added but refused to reveal their names, saying a hunt was still on for them.
Roy said of the <b>11 Pakistani nationals involved in the terrorist attack, two have been killed while nine are still at large and may have escaped to Pakistan. The two killed are Abu Umed, who was shot dead in an encounter, and Salim, who is believed to have died in the blast</b>.
Giving details of how the Mumbai Police went about the investigations, Roy said the first clue came from technical analysis on the day of the blasts and all key suspects were rounded up on July 14-15. The first arrest, of Kamal Ansari, was made on July 19 when calls made from Navi Mumbai after the blasts were traced to Madhubani in Bihar.
A visibly pleased Roy took the opportunity to point out how the media got impatient at times with the Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) that probed the blasts but explained that the police briefings were deliberately kept subdued so as not to affect the investigations.
Roy also praised the Crime Branch for cracking the module commanded by Faisal Sheikh. Two other modules led by Kamal Ansari and Ehtesam Siddique were busted by the ATS.
The blasts probe, which Roy said ranked among the most comprehensive to be undertaken in the country, was conducted by nine teams, two of which provided technical support.
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This news is full of nonsense -
They are claiming all are Pakis but they are unable to catch anyone of them.
All arrested are Indian Muslim.
If it is planned by Pakis-ISI, it means it was not because of Gujarat riots but Pakis grand strategy.
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My take :
Indian Police and Indian govt are trying to cover up Indian Muslims new attachment to Pan-Islamic game plan.
Blaming other state won't will never bring peace in India.
India should prepare itself to counter Islamic ideology.
Roy added that there was not enough proof against three of the arrested and they could be freed.
Piecing together the gory plot, Roy said the <b>blasts were planned in Pakistan in March and many of those arrested received training at the Bahawalpur camp in the neighbouring country from notorious LeT operative Azam Cheema</b>.
After training, 11 Pakistani nationals entered India in three batches through different routes: <b>three came via Nepal, another three entered through Bangladesh and a batch of four sneaked through the Gujarat border. Ehsanullah, another Pakistani, brought 15 to 20 kg of RDX explosive with him</b>.
Roy said Faisal Sheikh of Mira Road in Mumbai, one of the three key accused besides Kamaluddin Ansari of Madhubani in Bihar and Ehtesam Siddique of Mira Road, made arrangements for the stay of Pakistanis at four places in Mumbai.
The police commissioner said the bombs were assembled at Shivaji Nagar in Chembur. <b>The explosives consisting of RDX and ammonium nitrate were packed in five-litre pressure cookers, eight of which had been bought but only seven were used.</b>
The bombs, which were fitted with quartz timers, were then put in bags and camouflaged with newspapers and umbrellas and taken to the seven railway stations by groups of<span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'> two each, one Indian and the other a Pakistani,</span> Roy said giving the details.
He said <b>one of the seven Pakistanis, Salim from Lahore, could not get off the train in time and was killed in the blast.</b> His body was the only one not to have had any claimant, Roy added.
The police commissioner said four of the seven Indians involved in the blasts had been arrested. They were Faisal Sheikh, Kamal Ansari, Ehtesam Siddique and Naved of Khar. Three were still at large, Roy added but refused to reveal their names, saying a hunt was still on for them.
Roy said of the <b>11 Pakistani nationals involved in the terrorist attack, two have been killed while nine are still at large and may have escaped to Pakistan. The two killed are Abu Umed, who was shot dead in an encounter, and Salim, who is believed to have died in the blast</b>.
Giving details of how the Mumbai Police went about the investigations, Roy said the first clue came from technical analysis on the day of the blasts and all key suspects were rounded up on July 14-15. The first arrest, of Kamal Ansari, was made on July 19 when calls made from Navi Mumbai after the blasts were traced to Madhubani in Bihar.
A visibly pleased Roy took the opportunity to point out how the media got impatient at times with the Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) that probed the blasts but explained that the police briefings were deliberately kept subdued so as not to affect the investigations.
Roy also praised the Crime Branch for cracking the module commanded by Faisal Sheikh. Two other modules led by Kamal Ansari and Ehtesam Siddique were busted by the ATS.
The blasts probe, which Roy said ranked among the most comprehensive to be undertaken in the country, was conducted by nine teams, two of which provided technical support.
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This news is full of nonsense -
They are claiming all are Pakis but they are unable to catch anyone of them.
All arrested are Indian Muslim.
If it is planned by Pakis-ISI, it means it was not because of Gujarat riots but Pakis grand strategy.
.....................
My take :
Indian Police and Indian govt are trying to cover up Indian Muslims new attachment to Pan-Islamic game plan.
Blaming other state won't will never bring peace in India.
India should prepare itself to counter Islamic ideology.