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Delhi blast: 2 more arrested in J&K

While one handed draft mail three days before the blast to 2 high school children, the other helped in drafting the email that was sent to media houses.

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Two more people have been detained in connection with Delhi High Court blast case in Kishtwar area of Jammu region who had allegedly prepared and handed over the terror email three day prior to September seven terror strike to two high-school children, already arrested by the NIA.

Official sources said that -- Aamir Abas and Hilal Amin --  suspected overground workers of Harkat-ul-Jehadi Islami (HuJI), had been detained and were being subjected to intense questioning by sleuths of various security agencies.

Though earlier it was stated that the two had been arrested, but later it was clarified that the duo were still under detention.

At a hurriedly called press conference late in the night, NIA Chief SC Sinha the issue of Delhi High Court blast is very delicately poised.

"Publication of any information regarding this will have an extremely adverse effect on the future course of investigations. Whatever appeared in media regarding the course of investigation is speculative in nature and is denied," he said.

While Abas is accused of handing over draft mail three days before the blast to two high school children -- Shariq Ahmed and Abid Hussain, Amin had allegedly helped in drafting the email that was sent to media houses two hours after the blast on September 7, say sources.

The detention of the duo believed to belong to the HuJI and who allegedly lured the two boys to send the terror mail came eight days after the blast that has left 14 dead.

With investigators struggling for a breakthrough to trace the main perpetrators of the September seven blast, the sources said there was a possibility that the two could be part of a larger conspiracy behind the terror strike.

The two, who have alleged links with a religious organisation, were picked up after detailed interrogation of the two boys arrested yesterday, the sources said. They are suspected to have been involved in brainwashing youths to join the militant ranks.

In the first arrests in connection with the email sent after the blast, the boys identified as Shariq Ahmed and Abid Hussain were picked up by the National Investigation Agency (NIA), which is probing the attack, and Jammu and Kashmir Police.

Amir reportedly told the investigators that an email claiming responsibility on behalf of HuJI was sent on his directions, the sources said.

He is alleged to have drafted the mail and then handed over to the two boys with instructions that they need to be mail it to media houses immediately after they hear about the blasts in the national capital.

The two arrested youths who were remanded to seven days police custody by the Principal District and Session judge yesterday were today extensively questioned by the multi-member probe team.

They have been booked under IPC Sections 120-B (criminal conspiracy), 153-A (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc., and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony) and 134-A (attack on government servant on duty).

The two, who were accused of sending the terror email about an hour after the blast, also faced charges of hacking of computer system) under section 66 of the Information Technology Act.

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