Captain Sharan and Flight Engineer Anil Jaggia both confirm that the hijackers seemed to know a lot about flying an aircraft. Without help from the ISI or the Pakistan army, it was impossible, points out Utkarsh Mishra.
The assistance of the National Security Guard and the Forensic Science Laboratory in Hyderabad was also taken to come to a conclusion.
Central Security agencies on Wednesday claimed that Neogel-90, an explosive used for commercial purposes, was used in Tuesday evening's serial blasts in Jaipur despite Rajasthan Police's assertion that one kilogram RDX had been used to carry out the explosions.
The police have sought permission from a special court to dispose of around 24 kg of RDX recovered from the 26/11 target terror target spots in Mumbai.
Two kg of RDX and two detonators were recovered on Friday from Unnao, about 50 km from Lucknow, by Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force on the basis of information provided by a Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami militant.
This finding may question the role of the LeT in the blasts.
Powerful explosives other than RDX were used in the blast in a coach of the Haldibari-Siliguri passenger train that killed seven persons on Monday, West Bengal Home Secretary P R Roy said in Kolkata on Wednesday.
Police teams have also been sent to Jammu and Kashmir.
The officials said the scattered remains of the bus, reduced to blackened bare frames after the blast, does not reflect that an improvised explosive device (IED) was used to target it.
Two alleged terrorists belonging to Khalistan Zindabad Force (Neka group) have been arrested by Punjab police and a large quantity of explosives, including RDX, seized from their possession.
The explosive powder, collected from an apartment in Mumbai of an alleged Indian Mujahideen operative, who carried out the July 13 triple blasts, was RDX though it was not used to trigger explosions on the fateful day, a senior ATS official said on Wednesday.
Lieutenant Colonel Shrikant Purohit, who was arrested for his role in the Malegaon blast, was produced before a Nashik court on Saturday.The court extended Purohit's police custody till November 18.Public Prosecutor Ajay Misar told the court that Lt Col Purohit had links with the 2007 Samjhauta Express blast and he supplied the RDX used in the blast.
A special court has allowed the police to dispose off approximately 24 kg of RDX recovered from the 26/11 Mumbai attack target spots.The RDX will be burnt in a controlled atmosphere in the presence of a Magistrate, crime branch sources said, adding that the trial court had given permission to go ahead with the disposal.The seized explosive was placed before the court as evidence, according to Special Public Prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam.
A senior police officer said information networks were strengthened following an input around 15-20 days ago that three Bangladeshis had slipped into the country and could possibly carry out subversive acts at the National Stock Exchange building and some nuclear installations in the city.
Security forces in Assam have recovered RDX from ULFA militants during two separate operations, prompting concern that the deadly explosive is becoming a common element in militant attacks in the state. Security sources informed that it would be impossible for a banned outfit like the ULFA to procure RDX explosives within the country. The outfit would need help from groups based in foreign countries to procure such explosives.
A Special Task Force team from Lucknow has also rushed to Gorakhpur for further investigation.
The chief minister also announced an ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakh for the families of those killed in the bomb blast, and of Rs 20,000 for those injured
The explosive device, hidden in a plastic jar, was tied to an abandoned cycle with the timer set for 8 am. Vendors detected the jar at around 7.30 am, police said.
Disposing of the plea on August 1, special judge AK Lahoti, however, noted the contentions raised by the accused are kept open and he is at liberty to point them out at the time of final hearing.
One Aamir Bandukwala has been arrested by the Gujarat police from Mumbai in connection with a case pertaining to the landing of RDX used in the 1993 Mumbai blasts, police said in Ahmedabad on Tuesday.
A suspected militant of THE Bangladesh-based Harkat-ul-Jihadi Islami was arrested by the Delhi police and 3.1 kg of deadly RDX was recovered following his questioning, eight days after serial blasts rocked Jaipur claiming 65 lives. Abdul Rehman, in his early thirties, was caught from Chelmsford Road near New Delhi Railway Station on Wednesday night when he was coming to the capital from West Bengal, a senior police officer said.
The jeep, which blew up, killing 16 people, carried 200 kg of 'slurry explosives,' 150 electric detonators and 375 metres of safety fuse, Karunanidhi said.
In one of the biggest such seizures in recent times, security forces unearthed a huge arms haul, including 60 kg of RDX, nine assault rifles and 11 pistols, at a house in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, police said.
Two persons have been arrested from Pune and Nashik by Mumbai's Anti-Terrorism Squad in connection with the German Bakery blast case in Pune that left 16 people dead, Maharashtra Home Minister R R Patil said on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Inspector General (Law and Order) Rashmi Shukla informed media persons that it was very premature to say who was behind the terror attack.
Acting on specific info, army jawans raided a forest 70 km away from Srinagar and recovered the explosives.
Hizbul Mujahideen Section Commander Liaquat Hussain Bhat alias Minta informed about the consignment during interrogation, the sources added.
The bomb that exploded in Pune last week was made by mixing ammonium nitrate with potassium chlorate and small ball bearings were used as shrapnels to inflict injuries, but there was no gelatin or RDX in it, Maharashtra Anti Terrorism Sqaud said on Thursday.
The arrest was made at the coastal town of Veraval in Junagadh district on the basis of information provided by a mafia don Dawood Ibrahim aide.
had seized nearly 750 grams of the dreaded explosive from the residence of Hassan Batterywala.
Railway Minister Yadav has said that this was deduced on the basis of the blast intensity.
It was found under a culvert on the Sarthangal-Bhadarwa Road.
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Chhagan Bhujbal said a Quick Response Team would be formed to tackle subversive activities.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
He was sentenced for being in possession of RDX, a detonator and a pistol.
A Special Task Force of police seized the explosives and detonators from a hideout near a school in Ramban area early Saturday morning.
The police are focussing on finding out if the persons arrested in connection with the two modules had any knowledge of today's terror attacks
In a relief to senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Sanjay Kundu, the Supreme Court on Friday set aside the Himachal Pradesh high court direction to remove him from the post of state Director General of Police over allegations that he tried to pressure a businessman who claimed to have received a threat to his life from his partners.
The accused have been identified as Rajpreet Singh, Virender Singh, Sachin Bhati, Arpit Dhankar and Susheel Pradhan, the police said.
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