Sector 10 blast: Accused had planned to use bike in crime
The UT police have recovered a motorcycle from Sector 10, which, the cops suspect, the two accused in the blast case had brought to the city to carry out the crime but later changed the plan and reached the house in an auto instead.
The investigation has revealed that the accused had stolen the motorcycle, which was found parked in the Sector 10 market. Sources said the police suspected the accused had planned to use the bike in the crime but later chose to hire an auto. “The information about the motorcycle parked in the market was revealed by one of the accused during his questioning by the Punjab Police,” the sources added.
A UT police official said the reason for the accused choosing to not use the bike in the crime would be known only after they are interrogated by cops.
The accused had conducted recce of the house in Sector 10 on September 9 on an auto reportedly hired from the ISBT, Sector 43. They hired the same auto on September 11, the day they lobbed a hand grenade in the house.
The auto driver, Kuldeep, was nabbed by the UT police a few hours after the crime from the ISBT.
The two prime accused, Rohan Masih, a resident of Passia village in Amritsar; and Vishal, a Batala resident, were arrested by the State Special Operation Cell of the Punjab Police.
