No prints taken from defused bomb

By U. SUDHAKAR REDDY
Hyderabad, Aug. 29: The city police blundered by not lifting fingerprints from the unexploded bomb found at Moosarambagh on August 25 after defusing it.
Latent prints from the unexploded bomb could have been compared with the existing fingerprint database of known suspects. It could even have served as solid evidence if the bomber is ever caught and put to trial. There are complains that the city security wing officials defused the bomb in the most unprofessional manner.
"We were not called to the scene by the police," said a fingerprint expert. "We could have taken fingerprints from the metallic foil and alarm piece after the bomb was defused."
He added that it would have been better if the bomb disposal squad had put on gloves while defusing it. "We did not have much role to play in Lumbini Park and Gokul Chaat Bhandar but the other case was different," said the expert. He added that it was not possible to take fingerprints from the unexploded bomb before it was defused. "Even if the bomb is handled by officers of the bomb disposal squad, we can eliminate their prints," said the expert.