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| Delhi Bombs Suspect Arrested In Kashmir |
| 2005-11-09 |
| Mumbai, 9 Nov. (AKI) - The Indian security forces in Kashmir have arrested a militant suspected of being from a militant group known as Hizbul, and wanted in connection with the series of bomb blasts that hit the Indian capital, New Delhi on 29 October. Indian military sources in Kashmir said on Wednesday that a man has confessed to have carried out the attacks which killed 62 people and injured 210. Ghulam Mohiuddin, is reported to have been arrested on Monday in the Banihal area of Indian Kashmir, after which he is said to have "confessed" according to sources cited by local radio and television. The police in the capital New Delhi have denied any knowledge of the arrest. According to Indian army sources, Mohiuddin admitted that he had participated in the attack on the market in Paharganj, where the explosion occured, the first in a series of three bombs detonated on 29 October. In the days following the attack, a group known as Islam Inquilabi Mahaz, a small formation within the series of Islamic rebels fighting for independence in Kashmir, claimed responsibility for the attack. The other two explosions, a few minutes apart, occured at the Sarojini Nagar market and the industrial area of Okhla. The bomb in Okhla was in a bag which was left on a public bus, but the bus driver managed to throw the bag out of the bus in time, preventing a massacre, after he was alerted by the passengers that the bag was suspicious,. In the last few days, the police have issued an identikit sketch of the man who planted the bomb on the bus, based on the descriptions supplied by passengers. Several of the investigators who have been tasked with examining the bomb blasts, say the readiness to make a statement on the origins of the bomb could have led the investigation astray, adding that, they suspect a link between those who carried it out and elements within foreign secret services, in particular those of Pakistan. Islamabad, for its part, has denied every accusation, condemning the attacks as "criminal acts of terrorism". Kashmir has suffered a civil conflict for the past 14 years which has claimed more than 44,000 lives, with repercussions also in New Delhi, where the separatists have left their mark with various attacks. However, India and Pakistan seem to have found the road towards dialogue and peace in the region, which has a Muslim majority population but is under Indian control. |
| Posted by:Steve |