Little-known JIAM behind Mumbai serial blasts
Dr Sanjay Kumar Cardiac Cardiothoracic Heart Surgeon India
Mumbai: Investigators piecing together the jigsaw puzzle of the July 13 triple bomb blasts in Mumbai feel the blasts could have been the handiwork of a little-known militant outfit, the JIAM (Jam-i-yyathul Ansarul Muslimeen).
Based on all the available information and evidence, investigators have found out that at least six people were involved in planting the bombs in various places in the city.
Of the six, three have a thorough technical knowledge of bombs, an officer said. "They probably moved in pairs," he said. "Each pair went to the three locations - Zaveri Bazar, Opera House and Dadar. Those with technical expertise must have planted or placed the bombs."
Experts have started focusing on the involvement of JIAM, a relatively new terror outfit with a strong base in South India. Another investigator said the group functions as a shadow organisation of the Indian Mujahideen (IM). The group recruits people from the IM and even from the underworld.