NEW DELHI: A Twitter account purportedly belonging to terror outfit Indian Mujahideen (IM) that claimed responsibility for Sunday’s Bodh Gaya serial blasts and also warned that the next target would be Mumbai has been traced to Pakistan, sources said here today.
“The Twitter account has been to found to have its roots in Pakistan,” the sources confirmed to UNI here.
More than 12 hours after the early morning blasts, a tweet by @IndianMujahidin – which claims to be the IM’s official Twitter handle – said: “9 Dhamake Humne Karay (We carried out the nine blasts)”.
The tweet about Mumbai -dated July 6, a day before the Bihar blasts – reads: “Hamara Agla Target Mumbai Hai. Rok Sago Toh Rok Lo, 7 days Left (Our next target is Mumbai. Stop us if you can. Seven days left)”.
The National Investigation Agency and other security agencies are probing the authenticity of the account that, according to sources, originated in Pakistan. “We are definitely looking into who is behind this Twitter account,” said a senior NIA official.
“Each and every terror threat in the country is thoroughly probed, though almost all of them turn out to be fake or a prank,” said a security official.
With the investigations into the Bodh Gaya serials blasts case probe failing to make much headway, the NIA today announced a reward of Rs10 lakhs for anybody providing information regarding the bombers.
Earlier, Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde and Congress chief Sonia Gandhi visited the blasts-hit revered religious site -The Mahabodhi Temple- and reviewed the progress made so far by the investigating agencies.
The Union home Minister confirmed that there were intelligence inputs about a terror strike in Bodh Gaya and the same had been communicated to the Bihar government before the July 7 strike.
After inspecting the blasts site inside the Mahabodhi Temple along with the Congress president, MR Shinde said the attack on a symbol of peace was a matter of concern.
While condemning the blasts, Mr Shinde informed that 13 bombs had been placed in total, out of which 10 exploded. (UNI)
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