Delhi blasts could have been averted

NEW DELHI: Three months after the Delhi blasts, the police disclosed on Wednesday they could have averted the terror strike had they been able to decode the phone conversations they had intercepted between Indian Mujahideen militants.

In the first chargesheet filed in connection with the September 13 blasts, cops admitted that in the run-up to the strikes ������ the relevance of those conversations could not be understood.������This was a crucial lapse as the mobile phone under interception (9811004309) was that of Mohammad Atif Ameen, leader of the IM module that executed the blasts.

Atif ���s number came to the police���s notice because of the investigation into the east Delhi cybercafe from where emails had been sent in connection with the 2007 serial blasts in UP courts. The police happened to intercept his mobile from September 2 to 19, 2008.

According to the chargesheet , it was only after the fateful day that ������ these calls were again analysed. From a few of these conversations it was being indicated that there was some conspiracy /planning going on relating to the Delhi blasts.������

The 76-page chargesheet ��� limited to the Karol Bagh blast ��� was filed before Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Kaveri Baweja against five alleged terrorists. It charges them with murder and various other offences.

Gaffar Market The Plot

Plan for Sept 13 Delhi blasts hatched in Aug after July blasts in Gujarat

Indian Mujahideen founder Amir Reza Khan and gangster-turnedterrorist Riyaz Bhatkal entrusted job to Jamia student Atif

Ameen and SIMI man Qayamuddin

Conspiracy hatched at L-18 Batla House and rented Jasola house

Sept 3: Atif decided to trigger auto explosion in Gaffar Mkt. Got Rs 1.5L through hawala same day