ATS shooting in the dark?

Forensic lab contradicts claim of RDX use in Samjhauta blasts

New Delhi: The Mumbai Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) seems to be on a wild-goose chase as it seeks to establish the use of RDX explosives and the involvement of so-called Hindu terror outfits in the Samjhauta Express explosions.

The line of investigation pursued by the Mumbai ATS stands contradicted by the report of the Chandigarh Forensic Science Laboratory and narco test findings of SIMI commander Safdar Nagori.

The previous high-level investigation into the Samjhauta Express blasts showed no sign of the use of RDX. The Chandigarh FSL had reported that the explosive material used in the train blasts was a "highly flammable cocktail of fuel oils and chemicals stored in dozens of plastic bottles and packed inside a suitcase, mixed with pieces of cloth to keep the fire going".

This was all covered with a foam pad, embedded with a small electronic circuit board in a transparent plastic box. The chemical composition was potassium chlorate and sulphur, the FSL report had stated.

On the other hand, Mumbai ATS counsel Ajay Misra informed the designated court in Nashik on Saturday that they needed the custody of Lt Colonel Shrikant Prasad Purohit for four more days since they wanted to investigate the source of 60 kg of RDX, which could have been used in the blasts on Samjhauta Express.

Similarly, the report of the narco test on Safdar Nagori and his close associates Kamruddin Nagori and Aamil Parvez showed no involvement of Purohit or Sadhvi Pragya in the Samjhauta Express explosions. In fact, the terror trio linked the involvement of the Students’ Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) and jihadi elements in the train carnage and Malegaon blasts of 2006.

Nagori told the team of doctors of FSL, Bangalore, "In the Samjhauta Express blasts, some persons from Pakistan had come and they had purchased a suitcase cover at Kataria Market, Indore. One person from (SIMI) tanzeem had helped them get the suitcase cover stitched. SIMI leader Abdul Razak had helped the Pakistanis in the Samjhauta Express explosions."

Nagori also revealed that he had advance information about the Samjhauta Express blasts. The SIMI commander said that a terror cadre, Razak, had sought the help of West Bengal SIMI president Misbah-ul-Islam for the Samjhauta explosions. Kamruddin Nagori also concurred about Razak’s involvement in the Samjhauta Express blasts.

During his drug interrogation, Kamruddin said, "There were good relations between Safdar Nagori and Abdul Razak. Abdul Razak had discussed the Samjhauta Express blasts with the SIMI leader."

Nagori revealed that a number of meetings were held by SIMI at Kurla, Kapadia Nagar and Mira Road in Mumbai for executing the terror attacks on Samjhauta Express, besides several other explosions in the country.

Source: Dailypioneer.com

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