CCTV footage from Dilsukhnagar blast site was being examined by investigators, police said today, while Andhra Pradesh government announced a reward of Rs 10 lakh for credible information leading to cracking of the case.
Dismissing speculation that the CCTV cameras near the blast site were not functioning, Hyderabad Police Commissioner Anurag Sharma said the video footage was available to them and was being analysed.
The CCTV camera which was at the spot at Dilsukhnagar had been functioning till about 8.30 PM on Thursday.
"The speculation that somebody had cut the wire is not true. We have the footage from that camera, which we are analysing," he told reporters here.
As many as 16 people were killed and 117 injured in the powerful twin blasts at Dilsukhnagar on Thursday night.
The investigation by the state police has been handed over to Special Investigation Team (SIT) headed by Additional Commissioner (Crime) Sandeep Shandilya. Six special teams are also on the job.
The investigators have started gathering material, forensic and other forms of evidence and experts from other agencies have also been roped in, he said.
The police have started examining witnesses on the scene.
He said the explosives used for the blast was ammonium nitrate IEDs created on timers which helped those who carried out the strike to time them precisely.
A high alert has been sounded and the city police has increased police deployment, doubled the bomb detection squads and stepped up surveillance on vulnerable areas.
The state government has also announced a reward of Rs 10 lakh for those who give credible information leading to detection of the case.
