Mangaluru auto blast: Shariq wanted to carry out a blast at the state-level RSS affiliate KSSS-organized child fest program
As per confirmation from the sources, Mangaluru auto blast accused Mohammad Shariq wanted to carry out an explosion at a children’s fest organized by one of the organizations affiliated to Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).
According to them, the investigation teams have found that Shariq wanted to carry out the blast at the state-level child fest programme by Keshava Smrithi Samvardhana Samithi, which comes under RSS.
More than 10,000 people attended the programme organized at Sanghaniketan on November 19 with their children. Several senior RSS leaders were also present on the occasion. The accused had planned to attend the program in the guise of a student and carry out the blast.
The recovered android mobile of the accused had shown that, on November 19, the day the explosion occurred, he had searched for the Mannagudda-Gandhinagar location twice after reaching Mangaluru.
Sources in the intelligence agencies have confirmed that the original target of the suspected terrorists was to carry out the blast at Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai‘s programme. However, since he missed the bus at the boarding point in Mysuru to reach Mangaluru, his plans were changed.
Later, he reached Mangaluru by another bus which took the route of Mysuru-Madikeri-Puttur. The terror suspect was found to be searching for a location about eight times to find out when he will exactly reach Mangaluru while travelling, the sources said.
The police have detected in his google search history about accused Mohammad Shariq searching for the Mannagudda-Gandhinagar location twice where the children’s fest was organized.
Sources explain that the program of Chief Minister Bommai was also fixed at the Sanghaniketan on November 19. The bomb squad and dog squads had also visited the venue, but his program was cancelled at the last minute.
[With Inputs from IANS]
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