Joint Investigation

By Govind Chouhan - Meri News - New Delhi, India
Sunday, October 21, 2007

The Ajmer Police is likely to visit Jammu and Kashmir in the next two days in connection with the blast at the Sufi shrine of Khwaja Mohiuddin Chisti on 11 October.

Police has also asked the Jammu police for joint investigation in the bomb blast case.

Sources said that after the interrogation of a Rajouri based youth, Ajmer police got many clues about the incident.

The police contacted senior officers of Jammu and Kashmir Police (JKP) and told them that they were likely to visit their state in two days time. On the directions of Ajmer police, Jammu police has also collected records of some people, who are working with the arrested person.

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Here it is to be mentioned that the Harkat-u-Ul-Jehadi Islamic militant outfit was suspected to be behind the blast at the shrine.

The militants used a mixture of Tri- Nitro Toluene (TNT) as the explosive material, in which two pilgrims died on the spot and many others got serious injuries.