Pune: Investigators and intelligence officials are trying to identify who was responsible for a series of blasts in Pune on Wednesday night. Four bombs exploded within quick succession of each other in the heart of the city on the busy Jangli Maharaj Road. One person was injured.
Here are 10 big new developments in this story:
A case has been registered in the Pune blasts. The Explosives Act has been invoked. Home Secretary RK Singh reiterated that he cannot rule out an attempt of a terror attack. "The fact that it (blasts) took place within 45 minutes in a radius of less than a kilometre shows there was planning," he said.
Mr Singh said that two unexploded Improvised Explosive Devices were found with three detonators and these are being carefully studied. Sources say digital timers were used to trigger the low-intensity blasts.
Investigators will be deprived of assistance from security cameras placed at some of the locations where the blasts took place. CCTVs at a branch of Dena Bank was not working; at a McDonald's outlet where another blast took place, the security camera at the cash counter was working, but another near the exit was out of order. (Read)
Intelligence sources say that the one man injured, a local tailor named Dayanand Patil, is not a suspect. Mr Patil was taken last night to Sassoon Hospital, where he was questioned. He has reportedly said that he stopped near Balgandharva auditorium, where one of the blasts took place, to watch a protest organised by supporters of Team Anna. When he picked up his bag, it felt heavy and within seconds, it exploded. His wife was also questioned by investigating agencies on his routine and schedule. (Read)
The Pune police has cancelled the permission granted for a public protest to supporters of Team Anna. (Read)
Police sources say a black, sticky substance has been found at the site of the Balgandharva auditorium blast. While a preliminary forensic assessment indicates use of ammonium nitrate, the sticky substance is now being studied by the forensic lab to ascertain what it is. The composition of the bomb is said to indicate which group could be behind an explosion.
Two red bicycles found at two of the blast sites are being looked at as important evidence. Batteries and ball bearings were found in polythene on one of the cycles - these are used to increase the impact of a blast, though, says the police, in this case the trigger mechanism was not strong and so the explosion caused was of low intensity. Police are trying to track who bought the bicycles.(Pics)
Sushil Kumar Shinde, India's new Home Minister, was scheduled to be in Pune last night for a prize-giving ceremony. He cancelled his plans hours before he was meant to arrive in Pune, reportedly to meet officials in his new ministry.
There is a high alert in all major cities. In Mumbai, Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan met senior officials to step up security for the financial capital. He said, "All experts will come to Pune and find out what device it was and what was the motive. When we know anything more concrete, we will share... I request people not to panic."
In Delhi, there is high security at Jantar Mantar, where 75-year-old Anna Hazare and his aides are on a hunger strike supported by a large crowd. A bomb disposal squad swept the area last night as a precaution.
Here are 10 big new developments in this story:
A case has been registered in the Pune blasts. The Explosives Act has been invoked. Home Secretary RK Singh reiterated that he cannot rule out an attempt of a terror attack. "The fact that it (blasts) took place within 45 minutes in a radius of less than a kilometre shows there was planning," he said.
Mr Singh said that two unexploded Improvised Explosive Devices were found with three detonators and these are being carefully studied. Sources say digital timers were used to trigger the low-intensity blasts.
Investigators will be deprived of assistance from security cameras placed at some of the locations where the blasts took place. CCTVs at a branch of Dena Bank was not working; at a McDonald's outlet where another blast took place, the security camera at the cash counter was working, but another near the exit was out of order. (Read)
Intelligence sources say that the one man injured, a local tailor named Dayanand Patil, is not a suspect. Mr Patil was taken last night to Sassoon Hospital, where he was questioned. He has reportedly said that he stopped near Balgandharva auditorium, where one of the blasts took place, to watch a protest organised by supporters of Team Anna. When he picked up his bag, it felt heavy and within seconds, it exploded. His wife was also questioned by investigating agencies on his routine and schedule. (Read)
The Pune police has cancelled the permission granted for a public protest to supporters of Team Anna. (Read)
Police sources say a black, sticky substance has been found at the site of the Balgandharva auditorium blast. While a preliminary forensic assessment indicates use of ammonium nitrate, the sticky substance is now being studied by the forensic lab to ascertain what it is. The composition of the bomb is said to indicate which group could be behind an explosion.
Two red bicycles found at two of the blast sites are being looked at as important evidence. Batteries and ball bearings were found in polythene on one of the cycles - these are used to increase the impact of a blast, though, says the police, in this case the trigger mechanism was not strong and so the explosion caused was of low intensity. Police are trying to track who bought the bicycles.(Pics)
Sushil Kumar Shinde, India's new Home Minister, was scheduled to be in Pune last night for a prize-giving ceremony. He cancelled his plans hours before he was meant to arrive in Pune, reportedly to meet officials in his new ministry.
There is a high alert in all major cities. In Mumbai, Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan met senior officials to step up security for the financial capital. He said, "All experts will come to Pune and find out what device it was and what was the motive. When we know anything more concrete, we will share... I request people not to panic."
In Delhi, there is high security at Jantar Mantar, where 75-year-old Anna Hazare and his aides are on a hunger strike supported by a large crowd. A bomb disposal squad swept the area last night as a precaution.
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