BJP, VHP enforce bandh in UP to protest blasts

New Delhi: A day after serial bomb blasts rocked Uttar Pradesh, the BJP and Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) called for a state-wide bandh on Saturday to protest against the attacks.

Samajwadi Party workers have already begun their protest early Saturday morning, stopping the Ganga-Gomti Express at the Allahabad railway station.

BJP Party President Rajnath Singh, meanwhile, is expected go to UP on Saturday to take stock of the situation and meet the injured admitted in various hospitals.

Investigations on

A four-member forensic team is in Faizabad now examining vital clues related to the blasts.

Reports say investigators have traced an email, which warned of the attack, to a cybercafe in East Delhi.Terror struck Uttar Pradesh on Friday, when militants triggered near-simultaneous blasts in court premises in three cities across the state, killing at least 13 and injuring over 59 others.

Six bombs — three in Varansi, two in Faizabad and one in Lucknow — went off within a span of 15 minutes in the crowded court complexes between 1310 hours and 1325 hours. Some of bombs are believed to have been planted on cycles.

Names of deceased
Banaras	Faizabad
Bhola Nath Singh	Radhika Prasad
Brahm Parkash Sharma	Om Parkash
Bhudi Raj Verma	Lal Sahib
Kamurjamma	Sadhu Ram
Yagya narayan Singh	�
Mano	�
Khatwaru Yadav	�
Ajay kumar Pandye	�

A little-known outfit, called Indian Mujahideen, has claimed responsibility. UN intelligence agencies said senior UP police officials have received an email in which the outfit has owned up to the attacks.

Meanwhile, a bomb going off caused panic at the Mughalsarai railway station, about 10 Km from Varanasi.

Police officials suspect that the blast took place due to some miscreants setting off firecrackers.

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