Gujarat

Wednesday, August 27, 2008 (20:06:34)

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Surat bombs linked with Ahmedabad blasts: Guj Police

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Surat: The serial blasts in Ahmedabad in July, which claimed 56 lives, and the planting of bombs in Surat, which were recovered without harm subsequently, were linked, the Gujarat Police said today, as two people were arrested from Surat. The Surat city police got a major breakthrough with the arrest of Tanvir Pathan and Zahir Patel, both residents of Surat, who had planted the bombs in this south Gujarat city, Pande said.

Pande said,"We now have evidence to link the two conspiracies." Tanvir and Zahir were closely linked to Sahid Mansuri who had provided the logistics and is a key accused in the Ahmedabad blasts case, the police chief said. However, Pande refused to divulge more information to the media. He said,"Revealing details regarding police's probe will hamper further investigation".

The Ahmedabad police claimed to have "nearly solved" the terror conspiracy with the arrest of Abu Bashir from Lucknow, saying the banned Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) was behind it. Abu Bashir, who masterminded the Ahmedabad serial blasts on July 26, was also behind the planting of 20-odd bombs in Surat, Director General of Police P C Pande said. (IANS)