Goa blast: Intel probe confirms role of right-wing Hindu group TNN 20 October 2009, 03:15am IST
NEW DELHI: Even as the right-wing group Sanatan Sanstha on Monday denied its role in the blast in Margao, Goa, on Diwali eve, intelligence agencies tracking the leads of the ongoing probe confirmed the hand of the group -- indicating how Hindu extremist groups are persisting with marking their presence through nefarious activities to counter the terror design of Islamic fundamentalist groups. Tracking the trend of the Hindu extremist groups' modus operandi, sources in the agencies also pointed out that though these groups had been desperately trying to organise some big blasts with the intention of creating a Hindu-Muslim divide, they have failed to do so due to the rudimentary ways of carrying out their operations with "not so perfectly assembled" bombs unlike their Islamic counterparts. "Each time they had set out for an operation, their explosives have gone off up accidentally, indicating lack of expertise among the Hindu extremist groups", said an officer. The official, however, ruled out any link between the Margao group and those who involved in Malegaon last year, saying the preliminary probe has not confirmed any linkages. The blast in Goa was, in fact, the fourth accidental explosion in the past couple of years. In all the four incidents -- Margao, Thane, Nanded and Kanpur -- Hindu extremists had allegedly carried the bombs, which went up accidentally making them the victims. In 2006, a Margao-type blast took place in Nanded while Kanpur witnessed the other blast in 2007 killing two members of the Bajrang Dal. Both of them were killed when a bomb they were manufacturing went off accidentally. The duo reportedly wanted to cause blasts in Kanpur and Firozabad on Janamashtmi to malign Muslims. The blast in Thane was allegedly carried out by another Hindu extremist group -- Hindu Jan-Jagruti Samiti -- in 2008. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Goa-blast-Intel-probe-confirms-role-of-right-wing-Hindu-group/articleshow/5139927.cms * * * Cong calls for stern action TNN 20 October 2009, 04:11am IST NEW DELHI: Congress on Monday called for stern action against the perpetrators of the Goa blasts claiming that such terror attacks "threaten the entire identity and culture of a global and yet a unique tourist destination". Asked about the role of Sanatan Sanstha, an outfit suspected by the police of being behind the incident, party spokesman Abhishek Singhvi said that keeping in view the serious implications of such violence, stringent action should be taken against those responsible for the blasts. "In addition to the necessary condemnation of terrorism, one has to wake up to the various consequences of violence in a place like Goa," he said. He said that expert agencies would look into the matter and take effective steps. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Cong-calls-for-stern-action/articleshow/5140370.cms
