Mangaluru blast: Accused wanted to target children's fest, say sources


Bengaluru, Nov 24 (IANS): Mangaluru auto blast accused Mohammad Shariq wanted to carry out an explosion at a children's fest organised by one of the organisations affiliated to Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), sources said on Thursday.

According to them, the investigation teams have found that Shariq wanted to carry out the blast at the state level child fest programme by Keshava Smrithi Samvardhana Samithi, which comes under RSS.

More than 10,000 people attended the programme organised at Sanghaniketan on November 19 with their children. Several senior RSS leaders were also present on the occasion. The accused had planned to attend the programme in the guise of a student and carry out the blast.

The recovered android mobile of the accused had shown that, on November 19, the day the explosion occurred, he had searched for Mannagudda-Gandhinagar location twice after reaching Mangaluru.

Sources in the intelligence agencies have confirmed that the original target of suspected terrorist was to carry out the blast at the Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai's programme. However, since he missed the bus at boarding point Mysuru to reach Mangaluru, his plans were changed.

Later, he reached Mangaluru by another bus which took the route of Mysuru-Madikeri-Puttur. The terror suspect was found to be searching for location about eight times to find out when he will exactly reach Mangaluru while travelling, the sources said.

The police have detected in his google search history about accused Mohammad Shariq searching for Mannagudda-Gandhinagar location twice where the children's fest was organised.

Sources explain that the programme of Chief Minister Bommai was also fixed at the Sanghaniketan on November 19. Bomb sqaud and dog squads had also visited the venue, but his programme was cancelled at the last minute.

Suspected terrorist Mohammad Shariq's lungs were filled with smoke emanated after blast and his throat was injured when the explosion took place. The police stated that he might require 25 days of treatment to recover.

Once he is declared medically fit, the agencies will probe him regarding his targets as well as his support base to get into the roots of the terror network.

 

 

 

 

 

  

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  • BDS, Udupi

    Thu, Nov 24 2022

    The prayers of the Children/Parents were heard & God saved their lives. Pity on the driver who got injured .Thanks be to God

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  • Kedhar, Mangaluru

    Thu, Nov 24 2022

    Free Ration. 4-5 Wives. 25 odd children in most cases. Not working at all. No Education. Idle mind. Devil's Workshop. Pressure building inside to do nonsense. So there you have it.

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  • H. Almeida., Bendur/Andheri.

    Thu, Nov 24 2022

    Readers, how far will these despicable " Jihadist " go to quench their torrid hate for Non Believers ( Kaffirs ) They prey on their children and now want to massacre them in cold blood !!!

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  • Nelson, Mangalore

    Thu, Nov 24 2022

    In a place like Mangalore, imagine the next thing that happens to them if this actually took place?

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  • Nawaz, Udupi/Kuwait

    Thu, Nov 24 2022

    @Nelson, Could have won election; effortlessly.

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  • Nawaz, Udupi/ Kuwait

    Thu, Nov 24 2022

    Sick ideology and sick book of teror.

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  • Nawaz, Udupi/ Kuwait

    Thu, Nov 24 2022

    I pity on your condition where you have to impersonate under other's name and you don't have your own identity. What do you achieve by using other's name?

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  • Pramod kumar, Manglore

    Fri, Nov 25 2022

    Is there election is Iraq, Afghanistan and Syriya too ? Bomb blast is daily routine there.

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  • Anand A, Udupi

    Thu, Nov 24 2022

    Ban pfi terrorists

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  • Ranga, Mangalore

    Thu, Nov 24 2022

    Then give bail..let him do another plan..these people caught earlier, highly radicalised.. Still no surveillance..if its not road hump, then many children's life would have been in danger..

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  • Nawaz, Udupi/Kuwait

    Thu, Nov 24 2022

    @Ranga, I am happy you are so furious against this bail culture. Could you please give your valuable opinion about the Gujarat government when they released 11 gang rapists and killers, who KILLED 14:MEMBERS OF A FAMILY AFTER GANG RAPING A WOMAN WHO WAS "PREGNANT.". THEY DID NOT EVEN SPARE A THREE YEAR OLD DAUGHTER OF THAT WOMAN. WHAT WAS THE QUALIFICATION OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO GOT RELEASED AFTER SUCH A HEINOUS CRIME?. YOU ARE TALKING OF BAIL. BUT THESE PEOPLE GOT RELEASED. THERE SHOULD BE SOME QUALIFICATION FOR THEM TO GET RELEASED. DO YOU HAVE AN IDEA ABOUT WHAT WAS THEIR QUALIFICATION?

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  • Nawaz, Udupi/Kuwait

    Fri, Nov 25 2022

    How much effort you put to defend your brothers. No use. People know the fact.

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  • Arjun, India

    Thu, Nov 24 2022

    So desert clan now want to eliminate children of other community....These terrorists should be encountered.

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  • Nawaz, Udupi/Kuwait

    Thu, Nov 24 2022

    @Arjun, No desert clan wants to eliminate the children of other community. Children are living peacefully in the desert lands while their parents are working there and prefer to spend their entire life working there and feeding their entire family from the money earned in the same place. Any kind of Crime rate is the least in the world.

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  • ashraf, Mangalore

    Thu, Nov 24 2022

    A pre -planned incident by RSS/BJP as they usual do when election is just round the corner, to gain sympathizers votes .

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  • Pradeep, Moodbidri

    Thu, Nov 24 2022

    Great, Investigation completed by Indian news channels. Dear all Indian news channels please finalize the place prior to publish the news. yesterday he targeted Pump well flyover and today children's feast, waiting for the next target.

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  • Nawaz, Udupi/Kuwait

    Thu, Nov 24 2022

    @Pradeep, Somebody even told that the target was the Kadri temple. All three targets from pressure cooker?.

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  • Pacific Heights, Mangalore

    Thu, Nov 24 2022

    The defeating silence of the opposition parties is a clear signal on which side they are in. Not even a condemnation Religious passion are riding high. Good going guys. No use blaming EVMs later on.

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  • Nawaz, Udupi/Kuwait

    Thu, Nov 24 2022

    @Ranga & Pacific Heights, In BJp ruled state, even the convicted (proven guilty) rapists of children and murderer Gurmeet Ram Rahim got release for 40 days. And no BJp politicians opposed it. Furthermore, the BJp Mala's have been attending his sermons. Bhakths are in complete silent mode; and attending the sermon of a person who is a proven rapist and murderer.

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  • Moshu, Mangaluru

    Thu, Nov 24 2022

    Sanghi souces... what NIA and other intelligence services were doing when he release his photo holding pressure cooker. Now its clearly visible the timings of exaggeration

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  • Richi, India meri jaan

    Thu, Nov 24 2022

    Effect of kothimiri soppu

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  • Nawaz, Udupi/ Kuwait

    Thu, Nov 24 2022

    @Rupesh, Do you remember, a while ago, when a jeep was recovered near Ambani house with explosives, the police released statement that it was the Terrorist organization called Hizbul Hind who had planned of an blast. But later it was found that it was a high ranked policer officer who was involved in that plot to frame the owner of the jeep as a criminal. So, it is very important for the investigation agencies to identify the master mind of the plan.

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  • Krishna, Udupi

    Thu, Nov 24 2022

    first produce unlimited children, then target them... wa... chennai ka doosra naam mein yahee sikatha hai kya

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  • Kiran Dsouza, Bangalore

    Thu, Nov 24 2022

    Too much secularism, appeasement, freedom made us to reach this point. Preachers of Secularism should be held responsible for this.

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  • Sachidanand Shetty, Mundkur/Dubai

    Thu, Nov 24 2022

    One thing is sure especially in our Coastal Region and entire India in general, whomever comes up with wrong motive just to kill or disturb common public.... they never ever succeed in their motive!!! Now humble request to all our bloggers..... don't play any Political Card or Communal colour...... just demand for capital punishment for this trouble- maker else one we or our family members will end up in crossfire

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  • Flavian, Mangalore/Kuwait

    Thu, Nov 24 2022

    The Police, Sleuths, Investigative Agency have done a fabulas, fantastic job bt tracking all the clues of the culprit and their secret plans. What a job. God bless.

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  • Nelson Pinto, Udupi

    Thu, Nov 24 2022

    FROM 2014, central is ruled by BJP , earlier we can say , congress use to do favor for these criminals . but now which rule and who is stopping our Government to ELIMINATE these Rascals . why cant they directly shoot or hang these Love jihadist , rapist , suicide bombards..... its looks like government is using these crimes as a weapon for without doing progress they want to come in power .....

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  • rao, mangalore.

    Thu, Nov 24 2022

    It is not easy to eliminate these mindset from removing one guy or other. It is the teaching itslf making them poisionous mind. To complete elimnate these rascals you have to ban particular book which is poisioning the young minds or ban these teachings for the people lower than 25 years old. This is only solution . Do you agree ? Here one cannt blame BJP Congress or other parties.

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  • Nawaz, Udupi/ Kuwait

    Thu, Nov 24 2022

    @Rao, As i am a Muslim, i know the teachings of the Quran which is against killing any innocent. I wish everyone follows that teaching. "That is why We ordained for the Children of Israel that whoever takes a life—unless as a punishment for murder or mischief in the land—it will be as if they killed all of humanity; and whoever saves a life, it will be as if they saved all of humanity. (Source: Quran: Chapter 5, Verse 32) I wish if everybody quotes some good teachings from their religious books.

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  • Rupesh, Mangalore

    Thu, Nov 24 2022

    Kadri Temple is our target - Terrorist organization took responsibility for the mangalore blast. (news from Kannada news chanels)

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  • Achhu, Mlore

    Thu, Nov 24 2022

    When election is nearing this kind of things happening, make a sincere investigation to find out real master mind behind this plan. do not judge the case with name of culprit, for money people from any religion can make this..

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  • Rajesh, Udupi

    Thu, Nov 24 2022

    You seem to know more. Pl dont hide but reveal to authoroties.

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  • Anil, MP

    Thu, Nov 24 2022

    @ Acchuu... This is not done for money bro.... This is for Jannat, 72, melon type ****, everlasting ere*** ...... Killing in the name of religion we can't justify....

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  • Simon, Mangalore

    Thu, Nov 24 2022

    Abusing children. Having it off with minors .and now ...? God! I cannot believe this.

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  • Lenny Pais, Mangalore

    Thu, Nov 24 2022

    Targetting children. I am speechless. Joining hands with such elements to fight a common enemy. Guys what are we getting back in return.

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  • Marle, Kudla

    Thu, Nov 24 2022

    Not WE, They. I now seriously doubt you!

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  • aithappa moolya, manglaore

    Thu, Nov 24 2022

    pathetic and sick mentality of desert cult is really frustrating and i feel like vomiting when i read this news. how anyone on earth can think of killing children? My goodness...high time something serious needs to be done by society to keep this people in check..

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  • prakash, manipal

    Thu, Nov 24 2022

    Terrorists are ruthless, reasonless and merciless... Their only focus is desired destruction... God has saved the children right in time... He must rot in the jail with hard work till his end as there may not be provision for capital punishment for an unfinished homicide...

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  • chandra, Surathkal

    Thu, Nov 24 2022

    There are so many sympathisers commenting, please understand the depth of seriousness Terrorism doesnt have any religion and is against humanity

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  • Nawaz, Udupi/ Kuwait

    Thu, Nov 24 2022

    @Chandra, Surathkal Only terrorists can sympathize a terrorist. I did not see any sympathizer here in the comment section as you said. As you said, Terrorism has no religion; which can be illustrated by LTTE, ULFA, IRA, Rajiv Ghandi Killers, Mahathma Gandhi killers as a few of the examples.

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  • chandra, Surathkal

    Thu, Nov 24 2022

    @ Nawaz To clarify i did not mean in today's comments, my bad communication. That said please note the "disagree"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  • Nawaz, Udupi/Kuwait

    Thu, Nov 24 2022

    @Chandra, I don't survive on agree or disagree. But, I can't survive by telling lies.

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  • Avinash, Mangalore

    Fri, Nov 25 2022

    @Nawaz.. Whole world has one peaceful religion on top list of terror activities.. Why is that.. Is that the preaching.. Brainwashing.. Why s it only from one community are always on top list in such acts... ? Not just india.. Whole world..

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