By U Sudhakar ReddyLashkar-e-Tayyaba operative Shaik Khaja, alias Amjad, who was arrested by the state police on January 19, confessed during his interrogation that he had watched the visuals of Osho Ashram while he was in a terror camp in Karachi in Pakistan.
A powerful blast ripped through Pune’s famous German Bakery near the Osho Commune on the city’s North Main Road on Saturday evening, killing 11 people and injuring more than 35. A Jewish prayer centre is also located near the bakery.
The Mumbai Anti Terrorism squad had interrogated Khaja and was in the know of this.
Highly placed sources in the Counter Intelligence cell of the AP police said Khaja confessed that LeT elements had surveyed not just the ashram but also RSS offices in Kolkata and Kanpur and several oil refineries.
A senior cop said that the blast in the German bakery bore resemblance to the Gokul Chat blasts of Hyderabad and could be the handiwork of an Indian Mujahideen module. Khaja was also in contact with Indian Mujahideen chief Amir Reza and met two other terror operatives — Riyaz and Iqbal Baktal — in Karachi after the Gokul blast. Both Riyaz and Iqbal are still at large.
Meanwhile, Hyderabad was put on high alert following the blast and security has been beefed up in the city and the transport terminals. Anti-sabotage checks will be intensified.
The bomb disposal aquad will also increase anti sabotage checks at public gatherings on Sunday.
A powerful blast ripped through Pune’s famous German Bakery near the Osho Commune on the city’s North Main Road on Saturday evening, killing 11 people and injuring more than 35. A Jewish prayer centre is also located near the bakery.
The Mumbai Anti Terrorism squad had interrogated Khaja and was in the know of this.
Highly placed sources in the Counter Intelligence cell of the AP police said Khaja confessed that LeT elements had surveyed not just the ashram but also RSS offices in Kolkata and Kanpur and several oil refineries.
A senior cop said that the blast in the German bakery bore resemblance to the Gokul Chat blasts of Hyderabad and could be the handiwork of an Indian Mujahideen module. Khaja was also in contact with Indian Mujahideen chief Amir Reza and met two other terror operatives — Riyaz and Iqbal Baktal — in Karachi after the Gokul blast. Both Riyaz and Iqbal are still at large.
Meanwhile, Hyderabad was put on high alert following the blast and security has been beefed up in the city and the transport terminals. Anti-sabotage checks will be intensified.
The bomb disposal aquad will also increase anti sabotage checks at public gatherings on Sunday.
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