The Intelligence agencies on Wednesday traced to Pakistan the IP (Internet Protocol) address of the Twitter account in the name of Indian Mujahideen, which claimed the responsibility for the serial blasts at Mahabodhi temple. Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde had said in a Press conference that the National Investigation Agency will verify the claims allegedly made by the terror outfit.
The Twitter account, which only shows two tweets, had posted “9 Dhamake Hum ne Karay (We are responsible for the nine blasts)” on the same day when the blasts occurred. The only other tweet from the account, posted a day before the Bodh Gaya blasts, said, “Hamara Agla Target Mumbai Hai, Rok Sago To Rok lo, 7 days left (Our next target in Mumbai, stop us if you can, 7 days left)”.
According to IB officials, they were not taking these two claims made on the social network website seriously as there were spelling mistakes in the account’s handle name.
The Twitter account was believed to be operated from Blackberry mobile in Pakistan and the initial tracking led the telecom server in Canada, said sources.
Maharashtra ATS officials too suggested that the account did not appear to be genuine but the investigators are not taking the matter lightly.
“All the officers of the ATS have been instructed to be alert and city police has been asked to ensure tight security,” said the officials.