A day after an unknown outfit, Harkat-ul-Jihadi, claimed responsibility for the Delhi High Court blast, Indian Mujahideen has said it carried out the explosion.
Headlines Today has received another terror mail. This time, the Indian Mujahideen has claimed responsibility for the Delhi blast, which killed 12 people and injured 90 others.
Headlines Today has forwarded the email to the National Investigation Agency (NIA), which is investigating the attack.
Sources quoting the NIA said they have taken the mail seriously and are checking its authenticity.
A person calling himself Chhotu and claiming to be a member of the Indian Mujahideen signed off the email.
The mail rubbished claims of the HuJI, insisting that it was the Indian Mujahideen, which planned and carried out the attack and the HuJI had nothing to do with it.
The mail goes on to say that Wednesday was deliberately chosen as the day of attack, because they knew it was the most crowded day in the high court.
Sources said security has been tightened in Delhi's major markets and public places following the email.
Youth detained in UP, releasedA youth who was detained from Balrampur district in Uttar Pradesh based on the sketch released by the police in connection with the Delhi HC bomb blast was released later in the day.
Twenty-eight-year-old Shehzad, who works as a labourer in Pune, was detained from Bela village as his face resembled with one of the two sketches released by the police.
He was freed after over 2.5 hours of questioning, Balrampur ASP confirmed. Shehzad had no police record and police could not establish his links with Delhi blasts. He has been handed over to gram pradhan of Bela village.
Headlines Today has received another terror mail. This time, the Indian Mujahideen has claimed responsibility for the Delhi blast, which killed 12 people and injured 90 others.
Headlines Today has forwarded the email to the National Investigation Agency (NIA), which is investigating the attack.
Sources quoting the NIA said they have taken the mail seriously and are checking its authenticity.
A person calling himself Chhotu and claiming to be a member of the Indian Mujahideen signed off the email.
The mail rubbished claims of the HuJI, insisting that it was the Indian Mujahideen, which planned and carried out the attack and the HuJI had nothing to do with it.
The mail goes on to say that Wednesday was deliberately chosen as the day of attack, because they knew it was the most crowded day in the high court.
Sources said security has been tightened in Delhi's major markets and public places following the email.
Youth detained in UP, releasedA youth who was detained from Balrampur district in Uttar Pradesh based on the sketch released by the police in connection with the Delhi HC bomb blast was released later in the day.
Twenty-eight-year-old Shehzad, who works as a labourer in Pune, was detained from Bela village as his face resembled with one of the two sketches released by the police.
He was freed after over 2.5 hours of questioning, Balrampur ASP confirmed. Shehzad had no police record and police could not establish his links with Delhi blasts. He has been handed over to gram pradhan of Bela village.
Fresh sketches
Unhappy with the sketches provided by the Delhi Police of the suspects, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) asked the former to get fresh sketches made.
Unhappy with the sketches provided by the Delhi Police of the suspects, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) asked the former to get fresh sketches made.
NIA sources said that with more information pouring in and new eye-witnesses coming to the fore, fresh sketches would be made. Experts have been brought in from Mumbai to draw the sketches.
The ones released by the police on Wednesday evening described a 26-year-old man as one of the suspects. The 5 feet 9 inches tall man was said to have a middle parting. The other sketch was that of a 50-year-old man with light beard and a little stout.
NIA to question IM operatives
An NIA team eached Lucknow two question some suspected Indian Mujahideen (IM) operatives, who allegedly had prior information of the attack on the high court.
An NIA team eached Lucknow two question some suspected Indian Mujahideen (IM) operatives, who allegedly had prior information of the attack on the high court.
Four IM operatives, who have been in the custody of Uttar Pradesh Police, apparently gave them information related to the Wednesday's blast in Delhi. During their interrogation, these men allegedly said that they had been instructed to target courts and other judicial establishments in the country.
In an e-mail to various media houses, an unknown outfit -- Harkat-ul-Jihad -- had on Wednesday claimed that it was behind the terror attack. The agencies investigating the matter however have not ruled out the hand of IM or Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) in the bomb blast.
Reward for tip-off
As the investigators were yet to reach at any conclusion about the outfit involved in the bombing and the actual culprits, Union Home Secretary R.K. Singh on Thursday said that the NIA has announced a reward of Rs. 5 lakh to anyone who provides lead about the conspirators or the terrorists.
As the investigators were yet to reach at any conclusion about the outfit involved in the bombing and the actual culprits, Union Home Secretary R.K. Singh on Thursday said that the NIA has announced a reward of Rs. 5 lakh to anyone who provides lead about the conspirators or the terrorists.
'Getaway car' theory falls
Earlier in the day, the Delhi Police's claims that it had found a stolen Santro car used by the bombers to escape fell through. Soon after the police claimed to have recovered the car from Faridabad, the ministry of home affairs (MHA) said the vehicle had nothing to do with the blast investigation.
Earlier in the day, the Delhi Police's claims that it had found a stolen Santro car used by the bombers to escape fell through. Soon after the police claimed to have recovered the car from Faridabad, the ministry of home affairs (MHA) said the vehicle had nothing to do with the blast investigation.
Terror email traced to Kishtwar
The investigators claimed their first breakthrough early in the morning after the terror e-mail sent from a Harkat-ul-Jihadi id was traced to Kishtwar distict of Jammu and Kashmir.
The investigators claimed their first breakthrough early in the morning after the terror e-mail sent from a Harkat-ul-Jihadi id was traced to Kishtwar distict of Jammu and Kashmir.
The police picked up the owner of a cyber cafe for questioning. They were looking for an 18-year-old boy who allegedly sent the email hours after the blast claiming responsibility for it.
Probe continues near HC
On the other side, after spending almost the entire day at the spot near gate number 5 of the high court after the blast, forensic and explosive experts gathered again at the site early on Thursday to collect crucial pieces of evidence.
On the other side, after spending almost the entire day at the spot near gate number 5 of the high court after the blast, forensic and explosive experts gathered again at the site early on Thursday to collect crucial pieces of evidence.
Detailed forensic science examination reports on the blast were likely to be available to the investigators later in the day. The NIA investigators also used hydraulic lifters to look for traces of explosives on trees.
Use of PETN hints at HuJI's involvementHeadlines Today accessed the initial report submitted to the MHA on the incident. Sources said that the needle of suspicion was on Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI) because of the use of plastic explosive PETN, a trademark of the group.
Sources said PETN was also used in the explosion outside the high court on May 25 this year. The agencies have been probing if there was one group that carried out both the blasts.
Also, the damage in Wednesday's blast was huge. A one foot deep and 2 feet wide crater has been left at the blast site indicating the use of PETN. Forensic experts have also not found any traces of ammonium nitrate.
So far, all evidences points to the use of PETN as it evaporates quickly and leaves little traces. Maximum damage has been caused from the explosion itself and not from shrapnel. Moreover, no timer was found at the blast site.
The investigators therefore believe that a battery operated remote was used to trigger the blast. A detailed chemical analysis report was expected later on Thursday.
Pressure on govt, investigatorsConsidering the embarrassing backlog of unsolved terror attacks on the national capital alone, the government has been under pressure. Even the agencies involved in the investigation have been under pressure to give results in the latest terror attack.
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