Four blast-accused presented before media
Police officials presented the four persons, who have been taken into custody in connection with the serial blasts in Kathmandu on Sept 02, before the media on Sunday.
Four persons accused of the triple blasts that killed three persons in Kathmandu on Sept 02. Police presented them before the media in a press conference held at the Police Headquarters Sunday, Sep 30 07. nepalnews.com/ANA
In a press briefing organised at the police headquarters, investigation officials said the four accused namely Jagat Narayan Thakur alias Jaya Narayan of Rautahat district, Upendra Shah, Ram Lakhan Shah and Sanjib Sharma of Bara district were arrested from Kathmandu ten days earlier. Among them, Upendra is a police official.
Officials said the accused, who are linked to a little known armed outfit called Terai Army, have admitted their involvement in the triple blasts that killed three persons and injured over two dozen others. The arrested persons are basically criminals even as the outfit claims to be a political one, they said.
Police said the bombers had come to Kathmandu from Rautahat to carry out blasts in a number of sensitive areas. Initially, they had plans to detonate bombs right inside the Singh Durbar, Supreme Court, Balaju Bus Park and Nepal Bangladesh Bank, but could not succeed due to the heavy security presence in these places.
According to Additional Inspector General of Police (AIGP) Keshab Baral, who leads the three-member investigation team, nine other blast suspects are still at large.
The blasts were allegedly masterminded by Kausal Sahani alias Mr. John who identifies himself as a senior leader of Terai Army.
Hours after the blasts, Mr. John had given telephone interviews to some media stations in Kathmandu claiming responsibility for the bomb attack. nepalnews.com mk Sep 30 07
