ATS team in Bhatkal to probe Mumbai blasts

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BANGALORE: A team of officials of Mumbai's Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS) reached Bhatkal in connection with the Mumbai serial blasts ..

BANGALORE: A team of officials of Mumbai's Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS) reached Bhatkal in connection with the Mumbai serial blasts probe.
The team arrived in Bhatkal in Uttar Kannada district on Saturday.Though officials did not confirm it, sources in the police department said one of the ATS teams, which is investigating the serial blasts case, visited Bhatkal.

A senior police official said that since Indian Mujahideen (IM) is suspected to have carried out the blasts, the ATS team had visited Bhatkal town. "As Bhatkal is the hometown of Riyaz Bhatkal and his brother Iqbal, founders of Indian Mujahideen, teams probing blast cases visit Bhatkal expecting crucial information about the planning and execution of blasts," he said.

"Some of the suspects in Bhatkal are used to police investigation following blasts. They know that police will question them after any blast and hence they usually leave Bhatkal after the blasts. In most cases, investigation teams return empty handed," he said.

The team will examine all the scenes of the blasts and gather information about what substances were used in the bombs.

Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) Alok Kumar explained, "We will share the information with Mumbai police. If there are similarities in the Mumbai blasts and those in Bangalore, we can work together since the outfit behind the blasts could be same."