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Attack suspects held from Okhla

Delhi cops go all out; probe teams sent to various parts of the country

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It's crunch time for Delhi police. With the Commonwealth Games next month and US President Barack Obama's visit not too far away either, not just political pressure in the Capital but even international glare is focussed on the city cops, who need to come out with a breakthrough in the Jama Masjid attack case at the earliest.

Investigations are on in right earnest. Delhi police has detained several suspects from Okhla and also Badarpur in southeast Delhi. They are being questioned at an unidentified location. The identity of the suspects has not been revealed either. But according to sources, all the suspects are believed to be from the same family.

Technical surveillance
The police have also traced the suspected mobile numbers of the attackers.
In technical surveillances cops found that no calls were directly made to Pakistan but some calls had been made to Karnataka and Mumbai from the suspected mobile numbers. According to eyewitnesses the attackers were talking on the mobile using an earphone, which they dropped along with their 9 mm magazine while they were trying fleeing from the spot.

Investigations across India
The Delhi police has sent many teams to locate the hideouts of the suspects in different cities of western UP including in cities like Meerut, Bijnaur, Moradabad and Aligarh. Counter-terrorist teams from other states (UP ATS, Mumbai ATS) have also been informed about the suspects but no official collaboration has been declared till now.

Silent yet busy day
A day after the attack on the Taiwanese tourists, Delhi police top cops were found silent and busy. The Joint Commissioner of Delhi police Special cell P N Aggarwal and Additional Commissioner of Special Cell Sibhesh Singh were seen at their office in Lodhi Road area. Sources said that both the officers stayed there for approximately 7-8 hours. Meanwhile Suresh Kalmadi reached the Police Headquarters in the evening to meet the Commissioner of Police Y S Dadwal.

'NO THREAT TO CWG'
The Commissioner of Police Y S Dadwal said that there is no threat to CWG security after the incident of Jama Masjid.
"There is no threat to CWG. There is a possibility of terrorist strike in the Jama Masjid case but we are investigating it from every angle," said Dadwal
Suresh Kalmadi also appreciated the security and said that he was happy with the arrangements.
"We are satisfied with the security and we haven't received any calls from any other country for security in CWG," said Kalmadi.

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