A video grab from the security camera footage sourced from Zaveri Bazar
Yasin Bhatkal, the alleged head of terror group Indian Mujahideen who was recently arrested, has identified the man who he says planted three bombs that exploded in rush hour in Mumbai two years ago, in one of the city's worst terror attacks.
Bhatkal is accused of masterminding the terror strike in July 2011 when a trio of blasts ripped within minutes of each other through Zaveri Bazaar, Opera House and Dada in Western Mumbai. 27 people were killed and 130 injured.
Sources say that Bhatkal has identified a man named Waqas as the bomb-planter based on security camera footage sourced from Zaveri Bazar. Waqas, suspected to be Pakistani still in India, is seen at around 6 pm, in a green shirt and carrying a white plastic bag.
Seconds later, another camera catches Waqas hurrying away, this time without the bag. The first bomb, planted in a motorcycle, went off at about 6:54 at the crowded Zaveri Bazar. Yasin has reportedly told security agencies that the white bag had bombs.
Moments later, two more bombs exploded in quick succession at the Opera House and at Dadar.
Bhatkal, believed to be in his 30s, was one of India's 12 most-wanted men till he was arrested in Bihar last month and brought to Delhi. He is being interrogated by officials from the National Investigation Agency or NIA about how he planned and executed some of the deadliest terror attacks in India in the last few years.