Hyd blast: Suspects identified, photos released

Hyderabad, Sep 9: The Special Investigation Team (SIT), probing the August 25 twin blasts here, today identified two main suspects, both Bangladeshis, in the case and released their photos.

Releasing the photos, Charminar Assistant Commissioner of Police Reddanna said Masuluddin (23) and Hussain (25), who had come to the city two years ago and were staying as ''illegal immigrants'', were absconding since the terror strikes.

The SIT team recovered the photos in a raid on the house of one Ridwan Ghazi, another main suspect who was still absconding, he said.

Masuluddin had reportedly left the city immediately after the May 18 Mecca Masjid blasts and Hussain after the August 25 blasts.

Ghazi was absconding since his sister Shafeera Rustomjah was arrested in connection with the twin blasts. She was remanded to police custody.

Shaheed alias Bilal, Commander of Harkat-Ul-Jihadi Islamia (HuJI), suspected to be the mastermind behind both the terror strikes, was allegedly operating from Bangladesh. However, the intelligence sources said Bilal had already escaped to Saudi Arabia.

Meanwhile, the SIT announced a reward for vital clues, leading to the arrest of the two Bangladeshi 'terrorists'.

UNI