Do you know him? Cops release suspect's sketch

SKETCH RELEASED: The sketch was made from descriptions given by the man who sold cycles used in the blasts.

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New Delhi: Police have released the sketch of a 25-year-old man who is the supposd face of terror behind the blasts that ripped through the busiest markets of Jaipur on Tuesday.

Jaipur Police put together the sketch by early Wednesday evening, after getting their first big break.

Investigators managed to track down the shop from where all the nine cycles used in the blasts were bought. The sketch was based on the description of the suspect given by the shop assistant.

Meanwhile, at the site of the blasts, investigators sifted through the debris to look for other solid clues.

Top police officers have confirmed that RDX and ammonium nitrate were used in the blasts — a deadly cocktail.

However, authorities are still groping for an answer to the most crucial question: Who is behind the blasts? Police officials have refused to commit themselves to anything.

Nonetheless, that hasn't stopped politicians from pointing fingers, without taking any names, and all of them are blaming neighbouring countries.

Rajasthan Chief Minister, Vasundhra Raje said, "I hold the Centre responsible for the blasts. The UPA Government is soft on terror. I lay the blame on Central Government.We are ready to take on our responsibilities, but, I also expect the Central Government to cooperate as this attack is on the country."

MoS Home, Sriprakash Jaiswal on the other hand has denied an intelligence lapse on the part of the Centre.

"We have repeatedly warned the state governments, especially states on the border, that an attack can occur at anytime especially in Rajasthan, where seven months ago there was an attack on Ajmer Sharif. It is not correct to call it an intelligence failure," he said.

As Jaipur tries to wash away the horror of Terror Tuesday under the watchful eye of paramilitary forces and a day-long curfew, the saving grace has been that there has been no anger or outburst at all following the blasts, despite the communally sensitive nature of the city.

HuJI BACKGROUNDER

HuJI was established in 1992 and the terror outfit's activities were first noticed in June 1996 in Bangladesh.

They are also reported to have links with the Al-Qaida.

In India, they reportedly have links to the attack on the American Centre in Kolkata in 2002, in which five policemen were killed.

HuJI has been linked to most serial blasts in the country in the past four years including the 2005 Delhi serial blasts and the attack on the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore.

It's also been blamed for the Sankat Mochan Mandir attacks in Varanasi in March 2006, Mecca Masjid blasts in Hyderabad in 2007 and the serial blasts in Uttar Pradesh in November 2007.

The US State Department labeled HuJI as a Foreign Terrorist Organisation on March 5, 2008.

More than 60 people have been killed in eight blasts that rocked Rajasthan’s capital within a space of 12 minutes. All the blasts took place in the walled city. The bomb disposal squad also diffused three bombs.