By our Staff Reporter
GUWAHATI, Nov 1: Top-level Army officials present at the meeting of the Asom Cabinet with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in presence of UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and top-level officials at the Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport informed Dr Singh that Bangladeshi intelligence, ISI of Pakistan and the ULFA were behind the October 30 serial blasts in the State, sources said. In his reply, the Prime Minister told the Army officials that if the involvement of the foreign intelligence agencies was proved, the Centre would definitely take up the matter with the said countries.
Assam Police spokesman Bhaskarjyoti Mahanta, on the other hand, informed newsmen today that Maruti 800 cars were used in the blasts in Guwahati. The Maruti car used in the blast at Ganeshguri had been purchased from Itanagar, and the State police is contacting Itanagar DIG (SB) on the matter, Mahanta said, and added: “A PTD switch was also found at the site of the Ganeshguri blast.”
Mahanta said the police has arrested Tikendrajit Saikia as the car used in the blast at the CJM Court had been purchased by him from Pallabi Motors of Guwahati in 2004. Saikia, however, told the police during interrogation that he had handed over the car to Pallabi Motors for sale in 2006, and received Rs 92,000 as price of the car. Mahanta said the police is investigating the case with Pallabi Motors.
“The motorcycle used in the blast at Bongaigaon was that of Biswa Borgohain of Kahilipara in Guwahati. Borgohain, however, said his motorcycle was stolen, and a case was also lodged at Dispur police station in this regard,” he said, and added that Borgohain was also arrested.
Meanwhile, based on the statement of government advocate Pradip Kar on the two suspects who might have triggered the blast at the CJM Court, the Assam Police is going the draw the sketches of the suspects with the help an artist from Kolkata.
According to Mahanta, the police picked up Moirabari Reliance Service owner Najmul Haque (Babul) and Baharul Cell Point owner Baharul for interrogation in connection with the serial blasts. Meanwhile, Nagaon police handed over Tikendrajit Saikia, his wife Jonali Saikia, Zulfiqar Ali, Arif Mohammed Nizam and Amrul Haque to Guwahati police.source: the sentinel assam
ULFA: No ties with fundamentalists
By our Staff Reporter
GUWAHATI, Nov 1: The ULFA today said that it had no understanding with any religious fundamentalist groups nor would they go for any such understanding in the future. Reacting to the media reports about the possible involvement of the ULFA in the October 30 serial blasts in the State, the rebel group said in the editorial of its mouthpiece Freedom that the ULFA was not involved in the serial blasts. The editorial further said Asom Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma knows the perpetrators of the serial blasts, but he is protecting them.
source: the sentinel assam
GUWAHATI, Nov 1: Top-level Army officials present at the meeting of the Asom Cabinet with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in presence of UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and top-level officials at the Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport informed Dr Singh that Bangladeshi intelligence, ISI of Pakistan and the ULFA were behind the October 30 serial blasts in the State, sources said. In his reply, the Prime Minister told the Army officials that if the involvement of the foreign intelligence agencies was proved, the Centre would definitely take up the matter with the said countries.
Assam Police spokesman Bhaskarjyoti Mahanta, on the other hand, informed newsmen today that Maruti 800 cars were used in the blasts in Guwahati. The Maruti car used in the blast at Ganeshguri had been purchased from Itanagar, and the State police is contacting Itanagar DIG (SB) on the matter, Mahanta said, and added: “A PTD switch was also found at the site of the Ganeshguri blast.”
Mahanta said the police has arrested Tikendrajit Saikia as the car used in the blast at the CJM Court had been purchased by him from Pallabi Motors of Guwahati in 2004. Saikia, however, told the police during interrogation that he had handed over the car to Pallabi Motors for sale in 2006, and received Rs 92,000 as price of the car. Mahanta said the police is investigating the case with Pallabi Motors.
“The motorcycle used in the blast at Bongaigaon was that of Biswa Borgohain of Kahilipara in Guwahati. Borgohain, however, said his motorcycle was stolen, and a case was also lodged at Dispur police station in this regard,” he said, and added that Borgohain was also arrested.
Meanwhile, based on the statement of government advocate Pradip Kar on the two suspects who might have triggered the blast at the CJM Court, the Assam Police is going the draw the sketches of the suspects with the help an artist from Kolkata.
According to Mahanta, the police picked up Moirabari Reliance Service owner Najmul Haque (Babul) and Baharul Cell Point owner Baharul for interrogation in connection with the serial blasts. Meanwhile, Nagaon police handed over Tikendrajit Saikia, his wife Jonali Saikia, Zulfiqar Ali, Arif Mohammed Nizam and Amrul Haque to Guwahati police.source: the sentinel assam
ULFA: No ties with fundamentalists
By our Staff Reporter
GUWAHATI, Nov 1: The ULFA today said that it had no understanding with any religious fundamentalist groups nor would they go for any such understanding in the future. Reacting to the media reports about the possible involvement of the ULFA in the October 30 serial blasts in the State, the rebel group said in the editorial of its mouthpiece Freedom that the ULFA was not involved in the serial blasts. The editorial further said Asom Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma knows the perpetrators of the serial blasts, but he is protecting them.
source: the sentinel assam
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