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Delhi HC blast: 2 more youth detained in HuJI email case

As many as 11 people have been detained so far in the email case.

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Two more youth have been detained in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar town in connection with the Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI) email claiming responsibility for the blast outside the Delhi High Court,police said here today.

Sadiq Ahmed and Abid Hussain were being questioned in connection with the HuJI email,they said.

The two are close relatives of surrendered militants Irshad Ahmed and Farooq Ahmed who have also been detained,the police said.

As many as 11 people have been detained so far in the email case,they said adding over 50 people,mostly students,have been questioned so far.

Hours after the blast outside the Delhi High Court on Wednesday last,an e-mail was allegedly sent by the Bangladesh-based terrorist group to various media houses claiming responsibility for the explosion which left 13 dead.

Investigators had traced the email to the Global cyber cafe in Kishtwar.

“Two close persons of surrendered militants have been picked up and are under sustained interrogation,” a senior police officer said.

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The investigation team led by Deputy Inspector General of Police,Kishtwar-Doda-Ramban range,Muneesh Sinha has so far questioned over 50 people in connection with the HuJI email.

Meanwhile,a partial bandh was observed today in Kishtwar over the detention of youth following a call by a local cleric.

Shops and business establishments remained closed in some areas of the Kishtwar town and protests were held demanding the release of the youth.

Kishtwar was once the hub of the Harkat-ul-Jehadi Islami.

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