Patna: Two people have been arrested in connection with the serial blasts that rocked Patna before Bharatiya Janata Party's Hunkar rally in the state capital.
Ranchi Police, which carried the raid with Jharkhand Police, conducted raids at Dhruva Hotel in Ranchi from where they recovered one explosive filled pressure cooker (2.5 kg), one CD and Islamic literature among others.
Meanwhile investigators probing the blasts claimed to have got specific leads on the role of Mohammed Tehseen Akhtar. Police sources claim that they have specific leads which point to Akhtar's possible role in the blasts.
At least five people were killed and more than 80 injured as eight bombs exploded in Patna on Sunday, six of them in and around the ground where Bharatiya Janata Party's Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi addressed a massive rally just a few hours after the tragedy.
The first blast ripped through a toilet at around 9:15 am at the newly built platform 10 of Patna railway station, killing one person and wounding another. After an hour, by which time Modi had reached Patna, four explosions took place in quick successions near the Hunkar rally venue Gandhi Maidan, killing four others and causing a lot of panic. The second blast took place at Eliphiston cinema hall followed by the other explosions near the rally venue.
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