One suspect arrested in Patna bomb blasts case

Police have arrested one person Imtiaz Ansari, who is suspected in the serial bomb blasts case in Patna. Police said a four member group of Tophek, Imtiaz Ansari, Tariq Ansari, and Noman Ansari from Ranchi have planted bombs in Patna. While, police nabs Imtiaz Ansari another suspect Tophek was injured while planting the bomb and died in the hospital. The other two were absconding from police.

According to SN Pradhan, the ADG Law and Order, the conspiracy is planned by Indian Mujahedeen (IM) and it was implemented by the Imtiaz Ansari, who has contacts with Tahseen Akthar, a close aide of IM top leader Yasin Bhatkal, who is now under police custody. He said the IM might have formed Ranchi Module for this task. He suspect that the IM might have formed similar modules in other places in the country including Bodh Gaya to implement its orders. Police and NIA sleuths are interrogating the suspect Imtiaz Ansari.