Indian National Security Guard (NSG) commandos inspect the site of a bomb blast in the eastern Indian city of Patna. PHOTO: REUTERS
BHUBANESWAR: A militant group is believed to be behind an attack on a rally by Indian Hindu nationalist politician Narendra Modi that killed six people and wounded more than 80, police said on Tuesday.
Modi is seen as a target of militants who hold him responsible for riots in 2002, during his first term as chief minister of Gujarat state, in which at least 1,000 people, most of them Muslims, were killed.
Seven crude bombs went off on Sunday in Bihar state as Modi's supporters gathered for his rally. He was not near any of the blasts and delivered his speech despite the violence.
Senior police official S N Pradhan said one of two suspects arrested after the blasts had identified a suspected senior member of the Indian Mujahideen militant group, Tehseen Akhtar, as the organiser of the attack.
The National Intelligence Agency, India's top security agency, is seeking the arrest of the 24-year-old Akhtar in connection with attacks in recent years in the cities of Mumbai and Varanasi and is investigating his role in blasts in Hyderabad city in February.
"Because of the Tehseen connection, the entire chain is established," said Pradhan, a senior police official in Jharkand state, where the detained suspect is from.
"There is no doubt that it is the work of the Indian Mujahideen."
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Indian Mujahideen means an excuse to massacre Indian Muslims. These radical communal Hindu mobs are doing this is in Kashmir, Hyderabad, Gujurat, UP, Bihar, Assam, and now trying to spread it throughout all of India. No Muslim is safe in a fanatical Hindu country. Soon its time for a second partition of India.
@Sher Why you are surprised if LeT is not pointed. Do you think that Indian agencies have pressure to point towards Pakistan only ? See the past too. Many time Pakistan was pointed and many times Indian organizations were pointed. For ex. Mumbai attack, pointed towards Pakistan and that was true. While Bodh gaya and recent Patna blasts towards IM ! You guys have fear, whenever any blast takes place anywhere in world. They you become cautious that somehow fingers will be pointed toward Pakistan. You can not stop people to point towards you. You know fact is that Obama was found, Hafiz is living. Many terrorists have safe heaven, in Pakistan or AfPak area. See, do this. Tell any person that a big terrorist attack took place in USA/France/UK/India please guess who did that ? and I can bet that he will tell Pakistani Jehidi Terrorist ? No ? You/Me can say that is prejudice, that is right ! but this prejudice developed after many facts !
I am not blaming you as such. I am not pointing towards common Pakistani, many of them might be facing hard time due to terrorism themselves too... Even if 90% of Pakistani are good. yet 10% too is a huge number , no ?
I guess it was entirely an indigenous operation.
@Sami: they might be involved who knows....its pakistan...the exporter of boom boom...u guys are blamed and caught for boom around the world...britain,america....name it.......cousin breeding really reduces brain power and makes one aggressive.....
“There is no doubt that it is the work of the Indian Mujahideen.” I have to admit indian administration is full of ultimate geniuses :D . How can any administration come to this conclusion so fast so quick unless they are not involved them selves or had prior knowledge.
BTW who are these Indian Mujahideen?? what happened to LeT?? wasn't LeT involved in this.. hmmmm.. some thing is cooking
@Bakhtiyar Ghazi Khan No doubt that Pakistan have lots of fertile minds like yours.
@editor.
To be more accurate 790 Muslims and 254 Hindu were killed in riots. And 59 Hindus were burnt live in Godhra, due to which riots started.
@editors (All Pakistan), a request Whenever you mention Modi, you write that under Modi's rule, Gujrat riots took place and more than 1000 people killed . That is perfectly right I request you please mention too that Gujarat riots, which started after brutal live burning of 59 Hindus (mostly women and kids). Thank you
India is not communal but has been made so by repeated machinations of Congress, Samajwadi, JD(U), BSP and other parties over the years. There was already communal-ism in the minds of select Muslims- mainly poor, illiterate types who are being subjected to Madrasa education. That is being used by these political parties. To me, it appears, that IM is being used by vested interests. Congress must have engineered these blasts in Patna just as they seem to have done it in Godhra train burning triggering Hindu response.
With such misuse of religion and irresponsible behavior of political party leaders, question arises whether India is fit for democracy? What India needs is a benevolent dictatorship like China that will enforce secularism with an iron hand- a)compulsory secular education of standard type for all children, b) making political activity illegal from inside ALL places of worship, c) bring uniform civil law (which means undoing Shah Bano case among other things); d)China style government monitoring/control in all religious institutions & funds e) severe punishment for any kind of political appeasement based on religion f)reservations based only on economic terms not religion g)compulsory population control, etc.
Oh come on, India should blame Hafiz Saeed and ISI. What about the elections? Think about Modi guys!!
@Asad: another madrassah brain washed paki...... unlike mqm and imran khan who deal and believe in talks with killers..... modi ain't the one to support suck killings.... now u will again bring that 2002 thingy.......well my reply to that would be that it was a good thing to happen at least it warned followers of religion of peace to stay in limits.... :)
Indian Mujahideen are nothing but BJP, RSS, VHP Hindu extremists carrying out false-flag operations. They are blamed for Mumbai attacks, for Gujurat's Hindu mob which raped and burned alive 3,000 Indian Muslim, and now this failed amateur attack on Modi.
This is all a game played by Modi, and the beginning of new communal riots and persecution of Indian Muslims. This is the only way mass murderers and mass rapists like Modi and his gang can support themselves and radical Hindus love it if they can kill Muslims for free.
We at the ISI hope you will give credit to us and don't assume we have nothing to do with this. We facilitate visa free travel to Pakistan for Indian Mujahideen through Dubai. It is not easy for IM to train in India. Here in Pakistan they get training in bomb making, surveillance, etc from the best terrorists. We print several crores of fake Indian rupees and flood them into India through Middle East, and Nepal. We facilitate Hawala transactions, heroin snuggling and work with Dawood Ibrahim (in Karachi) to run mafia operations.
Through these patriotic activities as you can see Pakistan has become a strong, prosperous country admired by the world. Whereas India is breaking into pieces. There won't be any India in next 2 years, all will become Pakistan.
Hats off to police force for talking quick action and conducting raids and also to agencies supporting them with intelligence.
Time for modi to take charge and remove anti nationals . First is arundhati roy.
Due to this type of accusations, created Pakistan in Subcontinent , when Qardad Lahore (Lahore Resolution) was passed by Muslim league in 1940 , congress named it Pakistan resolution. Today BJP and intelligence Agencies of India Created The name of Indian Mujahideen. One day it will be reality. The population of Muslim in India are 250 million . Using a sacred name of Mujahideen Blaming Muslims for every tragic or terror incident will prepare Muslim MInd of India to create an organization Of Indian Mujahideen for liberation of Muslims from Hindus domination
mulloh get out of our country.........!!! u and ur religion of peace both are pathetic......!!!
These types of work can be done by terrorists only and It is not hard to guess who is a terrorist .
Jinoon Rab Rakhay, Unoon Koi Na Chakaay. Modi Sahib, long life and Khuda keep safe to you and everyone from sick FANATICS . Long live Modi Sahib.
NO NO NO ... guyz blame Hafiz saeed and ISI ... its election year for god's sake !!
Suicide bomber who accidentally killed himself while applying suicide west(to attack modi ji)
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