Click to play videoNew Delhi: The spirit of fighting all odds seems to be wearing out after every bomb blast in the country. Twenty-four hours after serial blasts rocked the Capital Delhiites say they are tired of the terror trail.
But even as Delhi limps back to normalcy, it is the people of the city who are helping the Delhi Police nab the accused.
Eleven-year-old balloon seller Rahul may prove to be one of the critical aides in the police's bid to crack the case.
Rahul — who claimed he had seen two men dressed in black throw a suspicious object in a dustbin at the Barakhamba Road blast site — was helping sleuths all of Sunday to draw up a sketch of the suspects.
An unnamed driver whose rickshaw got mangled in the blast was also being questioned by the police after he reportedly dropping off a suspicious passenger in the Connaught Place market.
Meanwhile, Delhi Police Spokesperson Rajan Bhagat said, "We have some strong leads and we are working on all possible angles.”
It's due to Rahul's account and the auto rickshaw driver's statement that the police has been able to confirm that the bombs used on Saturday largely matched with those used in the Ahmedabad bombings.
Police sources said it was that certain ammonium nitrate was used as an explosive with metal ball bearings, nuts and bolts packed in for maximum damage.
The unexploded bomb, which was spotted at India Gate by a rag picker — minutes after the explosions at Ghaffar Market and Barakhamba Road — had the same timer clock as used in Ahmedabad.
Delhi Police's special cell, which is now investigating Saturday's bombings, appeared to have enough initial leads on Sunday to give a direction to the probe.
Sources told CNN-IBN at least two suspects have been picked from the Shaheen Bagh and Kalindi Kunj area of Delhi, and more detentions are expected from other parts of the city as well.
The leads became clear enough to prompt a team of Delhi Police interrogators to rush to Ahmedabad to interrogate Abu Bashar – a SIMI operative who was arrested on August 16 on charges of being the a key operative in the Ahmedabad bombings.
Abu Bashar had indicated plans of more bombings in several cities across the country, including Delhi.
Terror trail
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi continued to appeal for strict terror laws in the country. On Sunday, Modi said playing politics over terror attacks was not his intention.
“There should be no politics as far as terrorism is concerned. On terrorism, it is my conviction that the country's voice should be united. All I said was that we had credible information with us that Delhi would be attacked soon, very soon. I had personally informed the PM, NSA and Home Minister about it. I don't want to blame anyone for what happened,” he said.
But after the blasts, a red-faced Congress declined to bite the bait. Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister R R Patil said it was not appropriate to blame the police or the investigative agencies.
Home Minister Shivraj Patil too had the standard answer ready. “Investigations are on, those responsible will be brought to book,” he said.
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