The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad has found traces of RDX along with other explosives in the apartment here of the alleged Indian Mujahideen (IM) operatives suspected to have been involved in the 13/7 blasts in Mumbai.
“The original components of the explosive were ammonium nitrate, nitrite and TNT. Now, in the house, we found TNT, other explosive material and also traces of RDX,” ATS chief Rakesh Maria told The Hindu . The agency received the chemical analysis report a couple of days ago. Mr. Maria said: “There was no RDX” at the blast sites.
The three bombs, which went off at Zaveri Bazar, Opera House and Dadar on July 13, were a mixture of ammonium nitrate, nitrite, petroleum hydrocarbon and TNT.
RDX was recovered in a flat in Habib building at Byculla in south Mumbai.
Naquee Ahmed, Nadeem Sheikh, Kanwar Pathrija and Haroon Naik have been arrested in connection with the blast. Of them, Naquee and Nadeem are accused of staying with the absconding accused at Habib building, where IM operative Yasin Bhatkal allegedly took residence for a while.
Naquee's arrest was mired in controversy. The Delhi Police blamed the ATS for botching up their operation to nab Yasin Bhatkal in Mumbai by arresting their informer Naquee.
