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Was buddy system used in blast?

Updated on: 18 February,2010 11:58 AM IST  | 
Ketan Ranga |

Resurrecting memories of 26/11, CCTV clips show suspicious movements of two identically dressed youth near German Bakery minutes before the blast

Was buddy system used in blast?

Resurrecting memories of 26/11, CCTV clips show suspicious movements of two identically dressed youth near German Bakery minutes before the blast



It may seem like hunting for a needle in a haystack, but the CCTV footage from Hotel O and the German Bakery at Koregaon Park, has given a glimmer of hope to investigators. Though the collected footage is shot in bad light and hazy, one thing that has appeared firmly is the presence of two suspects and their equally suspicious movement around the area.

What is seen in the CCTV footage




6.47 pm: One of the suspects pulls out a phone, and starts talking, while the other keeps watch. GRAPHIC/SAMEER PAWAR


6.50 pm: The suspects can still be seen, while the crowd moves around constantly. GRAPHIC/SAMEER PAWAR


The needle of suspicion is turning towards these two youth who were seen carrying identical bags around the German Bakery. Their movement was similar to that of 26/11 terrorists Ajmal Qasab and his buddy Abu Ismail, who employed the 'buddy' system while attacking CST and Cama Hospital in Mumbai. However, police sources said it was too early to comment if the buddy system was deployed by the suspects.

According to a police source, it is difficult to see the faces of the suspects in the footage, but their consistent presence in all the footage has given them some hope.

A police source said, "Of the three clips that we have examined, the suspects can be seen moving around suspiciously in two, and one of them is seen talking on the phone in the third."

Buddy System

The terrorists who attacked Mumbai on November 26, 2008, carried out the mission using the buddy system. The terrorists were paired in twos, and they carried out systematic attacks. The LeT has trained its cadre by pairing them as buddies, so that each partner acts like the shadow of the other.

Footage examined

Apart from examining the footage from Hotel O and the German Bakery, cops have also collected footage from nearby areas that lead to Koregaon Park.

Pune Police Commissi-oner Dr Satyapal Singh said, "The CCTV footage from the nearby petrol pump may help us find out where the suspects u00a0came from and u00a0inu00a0 which direction theyu00a0 went after the incident."

"We are trying to findu00a0u00a0 out if the suspects seen in the CCTV have been captured by other cameras as well. It has been difficult to identify their faces so far. But we have collected footage from other cameras in the area, and are examining that," added the officer.

An employee at the HP petrol pump, that is few metres away from the spot confirmed, "The cops took away the CCTV footage." The pump has its CCTV camera facing the road that leads to the blast site. Cops even took footage from the Osho Ashram to figure out if the suspects went in that direction.

11
Number of people who died in the blast


2
Number of foreign nationals killed in the blast

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