UNI
AJMER (Rajasthan) October 13, 2007(Saturday)
Patil hints at foreign hand in Ajmer blast
Ajmer, Oct 13 (UNI) Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil today hinted at cross border links in the blast in Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti's Durgah here on Thursday, saying there could be a foreign hand behind the terror act which left two people dead and several injured.Talking to mediapersons after taking on-the-spot stock of the situation in the Durgah Sharif here, Mr Patil said hints from the preliminary investigation suggested that the connections to blast execution were spread beyond the border.Mr Patil, however, refused to divulge details with the media, in this regard and said it was not an appropriate time. The Home Minister's observation assumes significance in the light of hints given by the investigative personnel about the possible involvement of Karachi-based Bilal and militant outfit HuJI in the Thursday's blast.
Indian Express
May 14,2008
Patil doesn't reveal leads, his Jr says neighbour
Shillong/Kohima, May 14: The government has leads on those who carried out the serial blasts in Jaipur that claimed at least 60 lives and injured over 100 people, Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil said."The Centre has leads about the elements involved in the the strikes. But we will not disclose it now. Investigation is in progress," he said."There is a design behind the strikes," Patil said.Later at Kohima, he said he was in constant touch with his Ministry officials in Delhi to monitor the situation in Jaipur.He was also in touch with Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje and had assured her of help from the Centre.Patil lauded the people of Rajasthan for showing restraint despite provocation by those who were trying to disturb peace.He said he would visit Jaipur on Thursday along with Congress president Sonia Gandhi to take stock of the situation.Blasts have links with a neighbouring country'The Centre said the Jaipur serial blasts smacked of a ‘deep-rooted and very well-planned conspiracy’ to disturb communal harmony in the country and suggested that the links of the terror strike were in a ‘neighbouring’ country.Without specifying any country, Union Minister of State for Home Sriprakash Jaiswal told a press conference that it could be any of the neighbouring countries -- Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal and Myanmar -- that were facing internal turmoil.After visiting the blasts sites, Jaiswal refused to specify the organization, which was suspected to be behind the explosions saying that investigations were still on."I will not like to name the dangerous outfits," he said.To a specific query whether HuJI of Bangladesh was behind Tuesday's attack, he remained evasive, merely saying that those involved would be ‘thoroughly exposed’ very soon.He said there could be a link between the Jaipur blast and those that had occurred in Varanasi, Faizabad, Ajmer and Hyderabad in the past. In most cases the hand of HuJI was suspected.The Minister said though the outfit behind the incident aimed to disturb the communal harmony, it failed in its mission. "Rather the communal harmony has become stronger as people who did not fall prey to its nefarious designs," he said.He said the blasts were carried out with the help of high intensity explosives like RDX or by using Ammonium Nitrate and the NSG team rushed from here would soon be able find out the nature of the materials used to carry out the blasts.To repeated questions whether it was another case of intelligence failure, Jaiswal said there was no specific input when and where the terrorists would strike in Jaipur.There was a general alert after the Ajmer blast in 2007, he said adding it would be wrong to say that there was an intelligence failure.He said the incident once again underlined the need for having a federal investigating agency but till all states agreed to that, it would be difficult to do so.As of now, state governments can beef up their security machinery and tone up vigilance. They should also make the state police hi-tech and fill the vacancies without any further delay, he said.Jaiswal said the incident was highly condemnable and felt that whoever has done it ‘is the enemy of our country’.
Kuwat News Agency
13-10-2007: By Dipanjan Roy Chaudhury NEW DELHI, Oct 13 (KUNA) -- Three pilgrims were killed and 20 injured in a blast in the world famous Ajmer Dargah in Western Indian state of Rajasthan Thursday evening. The Indian security agencies were suspecting the hand of Bangladesh-based Harkat-ul-Jehadi Islam (HuJI) in the Ajmer blast. HuJI was believed to have carried out the blast in Hyderabad as well, the official said. The Hyderabad police had arrested several suspected HuJI operatives following the blast at the mosque. In both blasts, terrorists chose a religious place to ignite communal passion. Both the explosions were triggered during prayers for maximum casualties, the official said. The SIM card recovered from the unexploded bomb at Mecca Masjid was bought by the guerrillas in the fake name of one Babu Lal Yadav from Eastern Indian city of Kolkata. Investigations into the Ajmer blasts have revealed that the SIM recovered from the unexploded bomb was also bought in the name of Babu Lal Yadav.In this case too, as in that of Mecca Masjid, the SIM had been bought from Kolkata and the buyer had given a false address, India's leading English daily 'The Hindustan Times' reported today. A live bomb was defused in Ajmer Friday. "It is now believed that mobile phones had been used in both Ajmer and Mecca Masjid blasts as the triggering device," the official said, adding, "The cell phone had been attached to the explosive. An alarm clock would have been the trigger. The moment the alarm went off, it would have triggered the explosive." Meanwhile, six people, including two Bangladeshi nationals, have been detained in Ajmer Friday on suspicion of their involvement in the blast.
Indian Home Minister Shivraj Patil is scheduled to visit Ajmer Saturday to review the situation. He will also visit the injured in the hospital and hold a meeting with senior police officials and the civil administration of Rajasthan.
The Tribune
Patil: Blast link beyond the border
Ajmer, October 13, 2007: Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil today hinted at cross-border links in the blast at Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti's Durgah here on Thursday, saying there could be a foreign hand behind the terror act which left two persons dead and several injured. Talking to the mediapersons after taking stock of the situation at the Durgah Sharif here, Patil said hints from preliminary investigation suggested that the connections to blast execution were spread beyond the border. The minister’s observation assumes significance in the light of hints given by the investigative personnel about the possible involvement of Karachi-based Bilal and militant outfit HuJI in the blast. —
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