The planting of bombs in Surat could be the handiwork of a new generation of terrorist group or the Students Islamic Movement of India working under a fresh identity, the police said on Sunday.
"So far, no organisation has claimed responsibility for the bombs planted in Surat. The authenticity of the Indian Mujahideen, which has sent an e-mail to a media agency before the
blasts in Ahmedabad, is yet to be ascertained," Surat deputy commissioner of police V Chandrasekhar said.
"It is possible that the group which may be responsible for the blasts in Ahmedabad and planting of bombs in Surat, belongs to a new generation of terrorist groups," Chandrasekhar said.
"It could also be SIMI working under a