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The bomb had been concealed in a [[Tiffin carrier]], which workers typically used to store their lunch.<ref name="DNA-20071011">{{cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_blast-at-ajmer-dargah-2-dead_1126990 |title=Blast at Ajmer Dargah, 2 dead|newspaper=[[Daily News and Analysis]]|location=[[India]]|date=11 October 2007|accessdate=12 January 2011}}</ref> The blast killed three people and injured 17.<ref name="Outlook-20100719">{{cite news|last=Koppikar|first=Smruti|last2=Dasgupta|first2=Debarshi|last3=Hasan|first3=Snigdha|url=http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?266145|title=The Mirror Explodes|journal=[[Outlook (magazine)|Outlook]]|location=[[India]]|date=19 July 2010|accessdate=12 January 2011}}</ref><ref name="Independent-20110112">{{cite news|last=Buncombe|first=Andrew|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/hindu-holy-man-reveals-truth-of-terror-attacks-blamed-on-muslims-2182178.html|title=Hindu holy man reveals truth of terror attacks blamed on Muslims|newspaper=[[The Independent]]|location=[[London]]|date=12 January 2011|accessdate=12 January 2011}}</ref> Remnants of a [[mobile phone]] were retrieved from the site.<ref name="Urban-Terrorism-2009" /> Lalit Maheswari of the Ajmer police stated, "We have recovered some mobile instruments, so we think some sophisticated device was used ..."<ref name="Reuters-20071011" /> |
The bomb had been concealed in a [[Tiffin carrier]], which workers typically used to store their lunch.<ref name="DNA-20071011">{{cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_blast-at-ajmer-dargah-2-dead_1126990 |title=Blast at Ajmer Dargah, 2 dead|newspaper=[[Daily News and Analysis]]|location=[[India]]|date=11 October 2007|accessdate=12 January 2011}}</ref> The blast killed three people and injured 17.<ref name="Outlook-20100719">{{cite news|last=Koppikar|first=Smruti|last2=Dasgupta|first2=Debarshi|last3=Hasan|first3=Snigdha|url=http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?266145|title=The Mirror Explodes|journal=[[Outlook (magazine)|Outlook]]|location=[[India]]|date=19 July 2010|accessdate=12 January 2011}}</ref><ref name="Independent-20110112">{{cite news|last=Buncombe|first=Andrew|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/hindu-holy-man-reveals-truth-of-terror-attacks-blamed-on-muslims-2182178.html|title=Hindu holy man reveals truth of terror attacks blamed on Muslims|newspaper=[[The Independent]]|location=[[London]]|date=12 January 2011|accessdate=12 January 2011}}</ref> Remnants of a [[mobile phone]] were retrieved from the site.<ref name="Urban-Terrorism-2009" /> Lalit Maheswari of the Ajmer police stated, "We have recovered some mobile instruments, so we think some sophisticated device was used ..."<ref name="Reuters-20071011" /> |
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===Investigations=== |
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The blast was quickly blamed on Pakistan-based [[Lashkar-e-Taiba]].<ref name="DNA-20071011" /> The media initially characterised the attack as part of the conflict between ultra-conservative Islamic extremists against Islamic traditions popular in India.<ref name="Urban-Terrorism-2009" /> |
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On 22 October 2010, five suspects, who had been arrested by the [[Anti Terrorist Squad (India)|Anti-Terrorism Squad of India]], were charged with conspiracy in connection to the bombing.<ref name="Sahil-20101104">{{cite news|last=Bhatkali|first=I.G.|url=http://www.sahilonline.org/english/news.php?cid=3&nid=9370|title=Fifth arrest in Ajmer Dargah blast case|publisher=Sahil Online|date=4 November 2010|accessdate=12 January 2011}}</ref> Four of the five suspects were alleged to be connected to the [[Hindu nationalist]] group [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]].<ref name="IndianExpress-20101101">{{cite news|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/four-of-five-ajmer-blast-accused-have-rss-links-ats/705648/|title=Four of five Ajmer blast accused have RSS links: ATS|newspaper=[[The Indian Express]]|date=1 November 2010|accessdate=18 January 2011}}</ref> |
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Government investigations concluded that outfits, such as [[Abhinav Bharat]], may have actually been behind the blast.<ref name="ToI-201110109-mole" /> leader [[Swami Aseemanand]] claimed that the perpetrators of the attack allegedly included two Muslim boys he had procured from the [[Inter-Services Intelligence]] of Pakistan.<ref name="ToI-201110109-mole" /> Aseemanand also accused Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh in the plan, which was allegedly conceived to avenge Islamic attacks on Hindu temples.<ref name="ToI-201110109-summon">{{cite news|last=Sharma|first=Nitesh Kumar|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/ATS-to-summon-Indresh-after-Aseemanands-statement/articleshow/7244496.cms|title=ATS to summon Indresh after Aseemanand's statement|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=January 9, 2011|accessdate=January 12, 2011}}</ref> Aseemanand said that the attack was intended to deter followers from the shrine,<ref name="Independent-20110112" /> which is visited by Muslim pilgrims as well as [[Hindu]]s and [[Sikh]]s as a symbol of intercommunal harmony.<ref name="Reuters-20071011" /> |
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Other individuals accused in the attack is Bharat Bhai alias Bharat Rateshwar, a [[Hindutva]] extremist who is alleged to have finances the terrorist attacks at Ajmer and Mecca Masjid blasts. He has alleged to implicated [[BJP]] MP [[Adityanath Yogi]] for funding Hindu extremists and plan terrorist attacks in India.<ref>http://news.oneindia.in/2011/02/06/a-link-in-ajmer-mecca-masjid-samjhauta-blast-aid0101.html</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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*[[2006 Malegaon blasts]] |
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*[[2007 Samjhauta Express bombings]] |
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*[[29 September 2008 western India bombings|2008 Malegoan & Modasa bombing]] |
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*[[List of terrorist incidents, 2007]] |
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*[[Saffron Terror]] |
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| Ajmer Sharif Dargah blast | |
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.JPG) Dargah of Moinuddin Chishti, the site of the attack. | |
  Ajmer Sharif Ajmer Sharif (Rajasthan) | |
| Location | Ajmer, Rajasthan, India 26°27′25″N 74°37′40″E / 26.45694°N 74.62778°E |
| Date | 11 October 2007 18:12 IST (UTC+5.30) |
| Target | Dargah of Moinuddin Chishti[1] |
Attack type | Bomb in a Tiffin carrier[2] |
| Deaths | 3[3] |
| Injured | 17[2] |
The Ajmer Dargah attack (also called the Ajmer Sharif blast) occurred on 11 October 2007, outside the Dargah (shrine) of Sufi saint Moinuddin Chishti in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India, after the Iftar period had started. Investigations initially circled around the Islamist organisation Lashkar-e-Taiba, based in Pakistan,[2] and later focussed on the alleged involvement of Saffron Terror groups behind the blast.[4]
Attack
At 6.12 pm on 11 October 2007, an explosion occurred near a courtyard outside of the Dargah of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti in Ajmer.[5] Evening prayers had just concluded before the end of the fasting month of Ramadan and a crowd had gathered outside the shrine to end their fast.[6] The bomb had been concealed in a Tiffin carrier, which workers typically used to store their lunch.[2] The blast killed three people and injured 17.[3][7] Remnants of a mobile phone were retrieved from the site.[5] Lalit Maheswari of the Ajmer police stated, "We have recovered some mobile instruments, so we think some sophisticated device was used ..."[6]
Investigations
The blast was quickly blamed on Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba.[2] The media initially characterised the attack as part of the conflict between ultra-conservative Islamic extremists against Islamic traditions popular in India.[5]
On 22 October 2010, five suspects, who had been arrested by the Anti-Terrorism Squad of India, were charged with conspiracy in connection to the bombing.[1] Four of the five suspects were alleged to be connected to the Hindu nationalist group Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.[8]
Government investigations concluded that outfits, such as Abhinav Bharat, may have actually been behind the blast.[4] leader Swami Aseemanand claimed that the perpetrators of the attack allegedly included two Muslim boys he had procured from the Inter-Services Intelligence of Pakistan.[4] Aseemanand also accused Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh in the plan, which was allegedly conceived to avenge Islamic attacks on Hindu temples.[9] Aseemanand said that the attack was intended to deter followers from the shrine,[7] which is visited by Muslim pilgrims as well as Hindus and Sikhs as a symbol of intercommunal harmony.[6]
Other individuals accused in the attack is Bharat Bhai alias Bharat Rateshwar, a Hindutva extremist who is alleged to have finances the terrorist attacks at Ajmer and Mecca Masjid blasts. He has alleged to implicated BJP MP Adityanath Yogi for funding Hindu extremists and plan terrorist attacks in India.[10]
See also
- 2006 Malegaon blasts
- 2007 Samjhauta Express bombings
- 2008 Malegoan & Modasa bombing
- List of terrorist incidents, 2007
- Saffron Terror
References
- ^ a b Bhatkali, I.G. (4 November 2010). "Fifth arrest in Ajmer Dargah blast case". Sahil Online. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
- ^ a b c d e "Blast at Ajmer Dargah, 2 dead". Daily News and Analysis. India. 11 October 2007. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
- ^ a b c Koppikar, Smruti; Dasgupta, Debarshi; Hasan, Snigdha (19 July 2010). "The Mirror Explodes". Outlook. India. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
- ^ a b c Mohan, Vishwa (January 9, 2011). "Co-conspirators saw RSS man as ISI mole". The Times of India. Retrieved January 14, 2011.
- ^ a b c Asthana; Nirmal (2009). Urban Terrorism. p. 188.
- ^ a b c "Bomb kills two at Ajmer Sharif dargah". Reuters. 11 October 2007. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ a b Buncombe, Andrew (12 January 2011). "Hindu holy man reveals truth of terror attacks blamed on Muslims". The Independent. London. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
- ^ "Four of five Ajmer blast accused have RSS links: ATS". The Indian Express. 1 November 2010. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
- ^ Sharma, Nitesh Kumar (January 9, 2011). "ATS to summon Indresh after Aseemanand's statement". The Times of India. Retrieved January 12, 2011.
- ^ http://news.oneindia.in/2011/02/06/a-link-in-ajmer-mecca-masjid-samjhauta-blast-aid0101.html
Further reading
- Asthana, N. C.; Nirmal, A. (2009). Urban Terrorism : Myths And Realities. Jaipur: Pointer. p. 188. ISBN 978-81-7132-598-6. OCLC 435375838.
External links
- In the words of a zealot…. Tehelka. 15 January 2011.