TERRORISM: saffron variety

TERRORISM Of saffron variety ANUPAMA KATAKAM The Malegaon blast probe points to the existence of Hindu extremist outfits in Maharashtra. PTI  • November 2003: A bomb explodes at the Mohammadiya Masjid in Parbhani, Maharashtra. Several injured. • August 2004: Bomb blast at the Quadriya Masjid in Jalna, Maharashtra. Several injured. • August 2004: Bomb blast at Merag-ul-Uloom Madrassa in Purna, Maharashtra. Several injured. • April 2006: Two Bajrang Dal activists die while making a pipe bomb in Nanded, Maharashtra. Investigations reveal that the house belongs to a Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) worker. • January 2008: Bombs explode at Gadkari Auditorium, Thane, Maharashtra. Perpetrators turn out to be members of the Sanatan Sanstha, which is linked to the Hindu Jan Jagran Samiti, a well-known extremist organisation in Maharashtra. • September 2008: A bomb explodes at Bhikhu Chowk in the largely Muslim-populated town of Malegaon in Maharashtra. Five people die and 89 suffer injuries.  more