Patna blasts mastermind is nephew of JD-U leader?

October 29, 2013 09:52

Zee News reports: Indian Mujahideen operative Tehseen Akhtar, who is allegedly the mastermind of Sunday's Patna serial blasts that left six dead and over 50 injured, is the nephew of a Janata Dal (United) leader from Bihar.

Taki Akhtar is the JD-U leader in Samastipur district, Bihar.

According to a report published in a daily, Taki has always denied any ties with Tehseen.

The Akhtars are residents of Maniarpur village of Samastipur, about 100 km from Patna.

Seven blasts took place on Sunday, six of which took place in and around the Gandhi Maidan where Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi later addressed a rally.

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