Samjhauta blasts: Timer device made in Gujarat
Sarfaraz Shaikh
[ 25 Feb, 2007 0045hrs ISTTIMES NEWS NETWORK ]
AHMEDABAD: There may finally be some evidence of a Gujarat link in the Samjhauta express blast of February 18. The police here revealed that the watch used as timer device in the explosive used on this train was made by Orpat watch company in Morbi, a town in Rajkot district.
More importantly Haryana police is camping in Morbi trying to figure out when was the last consignment by the watch manufactures sent to Haryana and Delhi.
Sources said that a team of high ranking police officials of Haryana police are in Morbi, assisted by a team of ATS, Gujarat officials. "Preliminary investigations by the ATS Gujarat have revealed that Orpat watch company had sent two consignments of watches during the past three months" said Deputy Inspector General of ATS, Rajan Priyadarshi.
Sources revealed that two consignments of about 500 watches were sent to three dealers in Haryana and three in Delhi. "We cannot reveal the names of the dealers in Haryana and Delhi as the whole incident is probed by Haryana police" said Priyadarshi.
Fire bombs kept aboard Samjhauta express going to Pakistan from Old Delhi railway station exploded on February 18 at about 11.50 pm killing 68 passengers and injuring many.
Gujarat police sources revealed that though they are suspecting a Gujarat link in the terrorist attack, the conspiracy was hatched somewhere on the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border. "We suspect the involvement of sleeper cells of the terror outfits in the incident while the planning is suspected to be done on across the border" added sources.
Priyadarshi said, a few officers Gujarat ATS are still in Panipat. "We have been given some important leads by Haryana police and are working on it", he said.
By the way most of the watches within India are produced in Gujarat.
You go to Bombay and buy a Orpat watch,it would still be produced in Gujarat.
The knifes used by the 9/11 terrorist to hijack was made in China. There you go we have evidence of Chinese involvement in 9/11
Should learn from journo how to twist a story!