‘Stray clues’ at blast sites make investigators look at not just Pak

All they were willing to say tonight was that the “stray clues” point at terrorist groups, including Pak-based, who were slipping into the country not just across the Pak border but through Nepal and Bangladesh as well.

The fact that RDX was used in these high-explosive devices that were fitted with timers points to a “well-equipped, well-planned” group.

There is little chance of any group claiming responsibility given this is not the trend when the attacks target innocent civilians.

The banned LeT emerged as the usual suspect but at meetings in the Government today, a section expressed its scepticism. They argued that no specific intelligence or evidence had been found to corroborate this. Sources said there were no intercepts from Jammu and Kashmir about an attack in the city despite the increase in “radio chatter’’ after the earthquake near the LoC.

And yet there were more than traces of Lashkar fingerprints: The Lashkar usually concentrates on attacks outside J-K and has a wide network across northern India. Many of its operatives are believed to have slipped across the Indo-Bangla border as well. Speaking to The Sunday Express in Kolkata tonight, senior police officials said over the past month, there have been hauls of explosives in North 24-Parganas and Bongaon.