The residents of Pune prepared to pay homage to the victims of the German Bakery blast on its first anniversary on Sunday.
A series of memorial services, candle light processions and other tributes are planned across the city and near the venue of the blast which left 17 dead, including four foreigners, and another 65 injured.
Besides leaving a permanent scar on the city, the terror blast shattered the image of Pune as the academic and IT capital of the state, making it one of the finest urban hubs in Maharashtra.
The blast also restricted movement of youngsters, especially in their favourite hang-out spots all over the city. The German Bakery was one such venue, popular with locals and foreigners alike.
While the Pune police made little headway in the investigations into the blast, it was only last September that the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) managed to crack the case and nabbed a prime suspect, Mirza Himayat Baig (29), believed to be the state unit leader of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT).
In its chargesheet filed in a Pune court, the ATS has also named six other accused - all co-conspirator and absconding - Mohsin Choudhary, Yasin Bhatkal, Riyaz Bhatkal, Iqbal Bhatkal, Faiyaz Kagzi and Zabihuddin Ansari.
The ATS, which is continuing the investigations, has said that all are believed to be holed up abroad.
A series of memorial services, candle light processions and other tributes are planned across the city and near the venue of the blast which left 17 dead, including four foreigners, and another 65 injured.
Besides leaving a permanent scar on the city, the terror blast shattered the image of Pune as the academic and IT capital of the state, making it one of the finest urban hubs in Maharashtra.
The blast also restricted movement of youngsters, especially in their favourite hang-out spots all over the city. The German Bakery was one such venue, popular with locals and foreigners alike.
While the Pune police made little headway in the investigations into the blast, it was only last September that the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) managed to crack the case and nabbed a prime suspect, Mirza Himayat Baig (29), believed to be the state unit leader of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT).
In its chargesheet filed in a Pune court, the ATS has also named six other accused - all co-conspirator and absconding - Mohsin Choudhary, Yasin Bhatkal, Riyaz Bhatkal, Iqbal Bhatkal, Faiyaz Kagzi and Zabihuddin Ansari.
The ATS, which is continuing the investigations, has said that all are believed to be holed up abroad.
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