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State 'jihadis' just not good enough for blasts
Updated On: 10 December, 2009 09:50 AM IST | | Manjunath L Hanji
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Tadiyandavide Nasir, who is the main accused in the July 25, 2008, city blasts case and was brought to the city last week, did not believe 'jihadis' in Karnataka were reliable enough to carry out the attacks. That's why he chose nine 'jihadis' from Kerala for the job. This is what Nasir has allegedly told the Bangalore police, who are interrogating him at an undisclosed location.
Police sources said that both Nasir and his associates are tough nuts to crack and they are not revealing any information easily.
They added that Nasir could have been specially trained on how to handle investigators. Meanwhile, several teams from Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu have come to city to get possible leads.
Bangladesh escape
Nasir was nabbed on December 2 with the help of Bangladesh's investigators after the Intelligence Bureau tipped them off about his whereabouts. Officials said that the Bangladesh government, led by Sheikh Haseena, is ready to help the Indian government in this regard, as elections are soon to be held in her country.
"Otherwise it would be very difficult for us to get the suspects once they enter Bangladesh," said a senior police officer who is part of the investigation team.
Soon after the blasts, investigators had launched a massive manhunt for Nasir and his associates, but had to slow down their investigation when the trail led to the Bangladesh border.
Nasir's associate Abdul Sattar, who prepared the vital microchips for the bombs, had worked through a third associate Ayub.
Official sources said that by tracking Ayub's phone calls, they could trace Sattar and nab him too.
Ayub has now taken shelter in Saudi Arabia.
Tadiyandavide Nasir, who is the main accused in the July 25, 2008, city blasts case and was brought to the city last week, did not believe 'jihadis' in Karnataka were reliable enough to carry out the attacks. That's why he chose nine 'jihadis' from Kerala for the job. This is what Nasir has allegedly told the Bangalore police, who are interrogating him at an undisclosed location.
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MAYHEM: The scene at Madiwala bus stop after one of the bomb blasts on July 25, 2008. File pic |
Police sources said that both Nasir and his associates are tough nuts to crack and they are not revealing any information easily.
They added that Nasir could have been specially trained on how to handle investigators. Meanwhile, several teams from Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu have come to city to get possible leads.
Bangladesh escape
Nasir was nabbed on December 2 with the help of Bangladesh's investigators after the Intelligence Bureau tipped them off about his whereabouts. Officials said that the Bangladesh government, led by Sheikh Haseena, is ready to help the Indian government in this regard, as elections are soon to be held in her country.
"Otherwise it would be very difficult for us to get the suspects once they enter Bangladesh," said a senior police officer who is part of the investigation team.
Soon after the blasts, investigators had launched a massive manhunt for Nasir and his associates, but had to slow down their investigation when the trail led to the Bangladesh border.
Nasir's associate Abdul Sattar, who prepared the vital microchips for the bombs, had worked through a third associate Ayub.
Official sources said that by tracking Ayub's phone calls, they could trace Sattar and nab him too.
Ayub has now taken shelter in Saudi Arabia.
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