Investigations reveal accused used luxury SUV to plant bombs in '08 serial blasts; police try to trace vehicle so they can use it as evidence
Investigations reveal accused used luxury SUV to plant bombs in '08 serial blasts; police try to trace vehicle so they can use it as evidence
Investigations have revealed that T Nasir, who was allegedly involved in the 2008 Bangalore bomb blasts, used a luxury sports utility vehicle (SUV) to plant the bombs.
The policeu00a0 are tracking the 10-seater luxury car, which they claim Nasir and his associates drove to the city from Kerala, as they hope to use it as evidence against Nasir.
The police team, which took Nasir to Kannur in Kerala for further investigation, has questioned Haris, the owner of Prime Travels in Kannur district.
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AFTER THE SUV HAD PASSED: The scene at Madiwala bus stop after one of the bomb blasts on July 25, 2008. File Pic |
It was a rented car
Haris had rented out the SUV to Nasir and his hand-picked associates, found the police. In a joint investigation with the Kerala police, the team found that Haris has links to Mohammed Yasin, from Kannur.
Yasin, along with three of his associates, was killed in an encounter with security forces at Kupwara in Jammu and Kashmir this September while they were allegedly trying to cross the border.
'Car already sold'
However, Haris reportedly told the police that he had already sold the car and it most likely has changed two to three hands by now.
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Nasir Tariandabede (25) and Siraj Shamsudeen Shamas (33), accused in the July 25, 2008, Bangalore blasts case, were arrested by the Bangladesh Rifles on December 2. They were then handed over to the Border Security Force. The two were later brought to Bangalore for questioning.
9The number of blasts that took place in Bangalore on July 25, 2008
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According to sources, Nasir has admitted to having links with the banned Al Umma Outfit of Tamil Nadu.
He had actively participated in the violent protest against the arrest of Abdul Nasser Madani and confessed that he burnt a government bus.
The investigating team is also trying to establish Nasir's links with the Coimbatore blasts.
They have also started massive search operations in Cochin for the explosive material that Nasir has allegedly hidden. |
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