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Bombs recovery in Kanpur lodge baffling

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LUCKNOW: No headway has been made in the probe into Sunday’s blast, in which two alleged Bajrang Dal activists were blown apart while making bombs in a lodge at Rajiv Nagar in Kanpur.

The recovery of eight kg of explosive powder, two grenade shells and a map of Firozabad district stuffed in a gunny bag from the Double Puliya canal at Vijaynagar on Tuesday is seen to be linked to Sunday’s incident. The recovery was made at a spot about 200 metres from the house of one of the victims, Bhupinder Singh. S.N. Singh, Inspector-General, Kanpur Zone, said on Wednesday that efforts were being made to crack the case with the help of the Anti-Terrorist Squad. He said the people of the locality were not cooperating with the police. “As of now, it is just a wild guess that explosions were allegedly planned in Kanpur to cause communal riots,” the IG told The Hindu.

The recovery of bombs and explosives from the room in Mishra lodge at Rajiv Nagar has baffled the investigating agencies. Eleven bombs, explosive substance, seven timer devices, seven batteries, ammonium nitrate, potassium nitrate, lead oxide, about two dozen small bulbs, ball-bearings, jute rope and crude hand grenades made of steel pipes were found there.

Informed sources said Bhupinder Singh was the former Kanpur district convener of the Bajrang Dal. The other victim, Rajiv Mishra, was employed in a private telecommunication company in Lucknow. His father owned the Mishra lodge and hostel.

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