The Ranchi Police on Thursday presented as many as 23 objects which were recovered during raids at Iram lodge in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate Himanshu Shekhar Jha. The objects were recovered from the lodge situated in Hindpirhi PS area in two separate raids conducted on Monday and Wednesday.
The objects that were presented before the court included-nine bombs, gelatin sticks, 14 detonators, 12 timers, electric wires, cloth mask, hand-written notes, Atlas marked with tourist spots, copies of few newspapers besides other items that were confiscated by the police during raids. According to the police, a tourism guide on Uttar Pradesh has also been presented before the court. “We will present more objects as and when they will be seized,” said officer in-charge of Hindpidhi PS, Pramod Kumar Singh.
Notably, a case has been registered under sections 16, 18, 20 & 23 of Criminal law (Amendment) Act and Explosive Act against three accused — Mohammad Mujibulla, Salim Ansari and Mohammad Imtiyaz — besides charges of criminal conspiracy against three accused. The accused are resident of Ranchi.
Incidentally, the Ranchi Police is said to have visited Sithio to examine a shop which is supposedly owned by Numan Ansari, one of the accused in the Patna serial blasts. Sources also disclosed that a team of National Investigating Agency also visited the village to interrogate Imtiyaz’s family members.