A
series of six blasts shook the pink city on Tuesday claiming
lives of 75 people and injuries to more than 200 others. The
blasts hit at Tripolia bazar, where devotees had turned up
at a Hanuman temple, Johari bazar, Manas Chowk, Badi choupal
and Choti choupal in the walled part of the city. The whole
humanity has been taken aback with this deadly act of the
cowards against innocent people. Despite of beefing up of
security after a serial of blasts in the past in various parts
of the country, it seems the terrorists are having an upper
hand in carrying out their designs. This time the terrorists
used bicycles to carry out explosions. Senior police officials
are suspecting the involvement of Bangladesh- based Harkat-ul-Jehadi
Islami in the serial blasts. According to an agency RDX was
used in the blast however this has been contested. Central
Security agencies on Wednesday claimed that Neogel-90, an
explosive used for commercial purposes, was used in the serial
blasts in Jaipur. Union Home Secretary Madhukar Gupta said
that apart from vigilance and being on the alert the govt
would do all in its power to get hold of the people responsible
for the blasts. The blasts could also have been planned to
disturb communal peace. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and
Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil assured all possible help
from the Centre to the Rajasthan government in thhe wake of
the terror strike. It may be noted that the Defence Minister
AK Antony had admitted of increase in infiltration and apprehended
strikes by the terrorists. The investigative agencies are
suspecting a person named Shamim from Uttar Pradesh behind
the blasts. It is learnt Shamim had taken training in Bangladesh.
Moreso once again the Intelligence machinery has proved failure.
Hence besides beefing up security at vulnerable points, the
government should come out with foolproof plans to foil the
mischievous designs of the anti-national forces from within
and across the border.
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