According to what the boys told investigators, two young men were picked up for interrogation. It is believed that these two had drafted the mail, which was then handed over to the two boys to be sent to a list of media houses provided by them.
The NIA has all but concluded that the blast was carried out by this 'module' of HuJI operatives, which consists of the arrested duo from Kishtwar -- Amir Abbas and Hilal --in addition to some others.
"We believe that the two (Amir and Hilal) were a part of a module based in Kishtwar. We believe that the planning and execution of the blast was carried out in Kishtwar itself. As per what we have so far, the two young school boys were just recruited by Amir and Hilal to send the e-mail and are not directly involved in the planning and execution. We believe that there are at least three others in this module," the officer said.
The NIA needs to establish a motive for the attack
Photographs: Chaman Gautam
Prima facie, investigators believe that the module of five was helped by HuJI, but is not a direct part of the terrorist organisation. The three others may have carried out the blast, the officer said.
The hunt is on for the absconding three, although officers have not ruled out the possibility of involvement of others. In addition to this, the NIA also needs to establish a motive for the attack and the source of explosives.
According to what the Delhi police's special cell has, the suitcase was placed outside Gate number 5 of the Delhi High Court by one man. The description of this accused varies from different eyewitness and it led to independent sketches being prepared by the NIA and the Delhi police.
The NIA prepared only one sketch compared with Delhi Police's 2 sketches
While the police released two sketches, with a third one circulated internally, the NIA prepared a single sketch. The NIA sketch shows a clean-shaven man in his mid-twenties with spectacles.
Both the Delhi police and the NIA believe that after planting the briefcase here, the suspect escaped with the help of 'one or two' aides."The sequence of events has been reconstructed to satisfaction till the point of the flight of the accused. We are not sure if one or two aides helped him flee and what mode of transportation was used," a senior officer of the special cell said.
Senior NIA officials and the MHA have declined a comment on the matter. Sources have said that the arrested men will be brought to Delhi for further 'scientific interrogation' after producing them in a local court.
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