Maharashtra's Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS) is planning to question a few jailed Indian Mujahideen (IM) terrorists to get some leads on who could be behind the Pune blast.
Among those likely to be questioned were Saddiq Sheikh, believed to be one of the founders of IM, and Mansoor Peerbhoy, sources said today. The IM is stated to be an amalgam of former SIMI cadres and operatives of the Pakistan-based terror group Lashker-e-Taiba (LeT).
Sheikh and Peerbhoy had specially recruited a Pune resident Mohsin Chaudhury into the IM, sources said, adding, he has been on the run. Police believes that he had not left the country.
Chaudhury had emerged as a key suspect during the Delhi and Ahmedabad blasts in 2008.
As many as 21 members of IM have been arrested since 2008 by Mumbai police for allegedly conducting blasts at various city across India. They include Sheikh and Peerbhoy, the tech savvy member of the group responsible for sending alert mails prior to the blasts.
The investigating agencies were also focussing on the Close Circuit Television footage of a hotel opposite the German bakery, a famous eatery in the city. As many as nine people including two foreigners were killed in the blast at the bakery on Saturday night. The blast bore signature signs of the serial explosions that rocked Delhi and Ahmedabad, sources said.