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| Investigators probing Sikh militants-Jehadi links in blast | | | Ludhiana | Oct 15
Investigators were today probing whether the "high intensity" theatre blast that left six killed was a joint effort by sikh militants and jehadi groups and did not rule out the use of deadly RDX, as 12 persons were detained by police for questioning.
On the political front, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal dismissed suggestions that a bomb blast in Punjab after a gap of several years signalled the revival of militancy in the border state. "People of Punjab have no sympathy with terrorists as they would not allow the hard earned peace to go. There is no chances of revival of terrorism," he said.
The terror angle in the attack on the Shringar multiplex which was packed with migrant labourers was being pursued with DIG(Intelligence) Jagdish Mittal telling reporters the blast could be a result of a collaboration between the "jihadi groups and the Babbar Khalsa International (BKI)." No outfit has so far claimed responsibility.
Investigators were trying to find out the exact nature of explosives used in the blast as a team of National Security Guards(NSG) and forensic experts were busy sifting through the evidence at the cinema hall. Thirty persons were injured Official sources said in Delhi the blast was of "high intensity" and that a preliminary examination of evidence gave enough indication that RDX was used. Police had seized 500 kgs of RDX in Punjab three weeks back.
Another angle being probed is that the blast may be an attempt to scare away migrant workers from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar who dominate the labour sector in Punjab.
Punjab's Chief Secretary Ramesh Inder Singh however maintained it was too early to link the blast to any group.
In Delhi, Home Secretary Madhukar Gupta sought to put onus on state governments to prevent terror attacks saying police must step up vigil and that shopping malls and theatres must have an "inhouse mechanism". |
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