The probe into the Jama Masjid firing incident, which left two Taiwanese tourists injured and sparked off security concerns, has hit a roadblock despite three independent teams of Delhi police working laboriously to crack the case
Top police officials said the email, which was sent purportedly by Indian Mujahideen moments after the attack by motorcycle-borne assailants is the “only main lead” that the investigators are hoping will lead them to the perpetrators. “The email has been routed through multiple servers. The last location of a known server was traced to California. We will have to seek permission from US authorities before furthering investigations. The matter has been referred to the home ministry,” a police official said.
Sources also revealed that the email was sent using a Tata network connection, which was hacked and the persons, who were picked up in Mumbai, have been set free. “It (the probe) has hit a dead end,” a special cell official said. The police is now banking on the call records of six mobile towers. “We are analysing the calls made moments before and after the attack, which may provide some clues,” the official added.
Three teams of Delhi police from northern range, south district and a team of elite special cell are working to crack the case, which has left a scar on the security preparedness of Delhi police for the upcoming Games. But after the investigators tracked the IP address used to sent the email to a server in Mumbai, little headway has been made. The Delhi police team, which went to Mumbai also returned empty handed.