Rajkot time-bomb recovery case- battery seller tracked, interrogated

Rajkot: The crime branch of Rajkot police assisted by the Anti Terrorist Squad of Gujarat police has made some progress towards breaking the mystery around the ‘time-bomb’ found in a residential area in the city on February 14.

The police has reportedly found the seller of the battery fitted in the IED bomb with the help of the bar-code on the battery.
A police official involved in the investigation said that one Shakil from the premier auto sales, a battery shop in the city has been nabbed and interrogated. He has reportedly said that he did not remember the details of the customer to whom he had sold the battery. Police grilled him for hours suspecting a foul play as it was common practice to make the entry of the phone number of the customer for warranty purposes. Further investigation was on.

The police was also tracking details of sale and purchase of Gelatin (explosive used to make the timer fitted IED) in the recent past and and call details of certain people.

The timer fitted bomb kept in a box was found in the morning of February 14 near the house of one Jignesh Bakrania in Ambedkarnagar area under Malviyanagar police station of the city.

The sensational recovery of the time bomb which would have exploded in around an hour if not diffused and could have done considerable damage in the periphery of around 15 meters, had prompted the local police to seek assistance from the Anti Terrorist Squad also.

Police said that the call details and activities of some persons who were not at good-terms with Jignesh, the house-owner was being investigated. Also to zero-in on the culprits, details of sale and purchase of Gelatin in the recent past is also being tracked.

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