PIL urges transfer of Mumbai blasts probe to CBI

A public interest litigation was filed on Monday in the Bombay high court demanding that probe into the July 13 serial Mumbai blasts should be transferred to Central Bureau of Investigation.

At present, the Anti-Terrorism Squad and Mumbai Crime Branch are jointly conducting the probe into bomb blasts which left 19 persons dead besides injuring over 130. The explosions occurred at Zaveri Bazaar, Dadar West and Opera House.

The PIL was filed by advocate V P Patil who contended that the bomb blasts was terror attack on the nation and hence the central agency like CBI must take up the probe. It will come up for hearing in due course, Patil said.

Patil further demanded action against the Maharashtra government for failure of intelligence machinery about terror attacks. He also pleaded that a committee may be formed to improve police machinery in the state.