'Don't be hasty in blaming Muslim groups for Ajmer blast'

New York (PTI): The Indian Muslim Council-USA has condemned the Ajmer Dargah bomb blast, but cautioned authorities against drawing "hasty conclusions" in blaming any particular group for the attack.

"Paradoxically, the law enforcement authorities that were clueless till these blasts happened didn't take much time after the blasts to pinpoint the blame on specific Muslim outfits in an attempt to hide their intelligence failure," the group's President Rasheed Ahmed said.

Intelligence sources had said that Harkat-ul-Jehadi Islami outfit of Bangladesh was suspected to be behind the blast at the sufi shrine of Khwaja Mohiuddin Chisti.

Pilgrims of Bangladeshi origin were also questioned by security agencies.

"We hope that the police will do a full and honest investigation and nail down the actual culprits behind this heinous crime, rather than scapegoat poor and innocent civilians and extract fake confessions," said Ahmed.

IMC-USA also urged the National Human Rights Commission to intervene immediately in the investigations to ensure that due process of the law is followed and the true culprits are brought to book.

The NRIs for Secular and Harmonious India also condemned the bomb blast at the "holiest interfaith shrine".

All Indian communities putting up a united fight is the only answer to terrorism, its spokesperson Najma Sultana said.

"We are hopeful the government will hunt down the goons and punish them," she said.

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