Police close to solving Jaipur serial blasts case

Jaipur, Sep 22 (UNI) The Rajasthan Police Special Operation Group (SoG) is close to solving the May 13 serial blasts case which had left 68 people dead in the Pink City, Home Minister Gulab Chand Kataria said.

Talking to the mediapersons here Mr Kataria said " we have almost solved the case only versions of a couple of accused are to be taken''.

Meanwhile, Rajasthan Police has also found role of Atif alias Bashir who was killed by Delhi Police in an encounter 3 days ago.

According to a Police Spokesman the slain terrorist had visited Jaipur on May 11 along with his associates for preparation, returned the same day. They again had come here on May 13 by bus from Delhi with bombs, bought cycles here, planted bombs and left Jaipur 2 hours before the bombs went off.

In another development, Mufti Abu Bashir alias Bashar, key accused in the serial blasts in Jaipur and Ahmedabad, was brought here late last night.

A SoG team has brought him from Delhi for interrogation and further investigations in case, police sources said.

Bashar was nabbed by Gujarat Police from Uttar Pradesh and during interrogation his involvement in Jaipur blasts was revealed.

Delhi Police had also taken him to Delhi to interrogate him in connection with September 13 blasts in the capital.

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