Malegaon: The police on Sunday released sketches of two suspects in the Malegaon bomb blasts case. As many as 31 people were killed and many injured in three blasts that shook the city on Friday.
Police zeroed in on two shops from where the attackers allegedly bought bicycles that were used to plant the bombs at the Bada Kabrastan (cemetery) and Mushaira Chowk.
Information provided by the shop-owners and other witnesses was used to prepare sketches of the men who bought the bicycles, Inspector General of Police (Nashik range) P K Jain, who released the sketches, said.
Jain said police were also working on "two to three concrete clues" they had uncovered, without giving details.
CNN-IBN correspondent Shilpa Dhamija spoke with P K Jain. Here are excerpts from the interview:
Shilpa Dhamija: How did this investigation lead you towards the shops?
PK Jain: Since these cycles were found to be new, we enquired if anybody had purchased new cycles in the area. There were some cycle numbers that we had and their frames were intact. In the process of our inquiry, we found that two cycles had been purchased.
Shilpa Dhamija: Can we connect this incident with any other blast that has happened in the past? Have you been able to know the modus operandi?
PK Jain: Normally, in such cases we find out the content of the explosives. The proportion of the explosives used gives us some indication about the technique used. Until we get that, we will not be able to find out as to which particular blast can we associate with. Each explosive device has a different composition. So, it will all probably depend on the composition of the material used.
Shilpa Dhamija: You have released the sketches of the suspects. Could you tell us as to how many persons were involved and what were their details?
PK Jain: There were only two persons, one each at each of the shops. We are holding back other details for the time being. We will show the sketches to the witnesses in case we can get some leads. If that does not happen, then we will come out will other details.