Mumbai blasts: Police teams from 3 states in B'lore

Bangalore, July 13 (UNI) Police teams from Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan have come here in the wake of reports that the culprits behind the Mumbai serial bomb blasts, that claimed over 190 lives on Tuesday last, were taking refuge in the city.

Corps of Detectives (CoD) sources told UNI today that teams belonging to the intelligence, CoD and CID, from the three states had joined hands with the local police to look out for the accused.

Sources said the teams had fanned out to various parts of the city and were keeping a strict vigil at railway stations, bus stands and the airport.''Police from different states are here as it will be easier to identify the culprits,'' it added.

Meanwhile, security had been beefed up across Karnataka following reports that activists of the banned Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), suspected to be involved in the terror attack in Mumbai, had entered the state.

For the third today, the state police and the Railway Protection Force continued to carry out search operations at Bangalore Central, Cantonment and Yeshwantpur railway stations.

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