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{{Terrorist attacks in India (since 2001)}}
The '''27 September 2008 Delhi blast''' in [[India]]’s second largest metropolis left three people dead and twenty-three more injured, on an infamous Saturday.<ref>http://www.rediff.com/news/2008/sep/27delblast1.htm</ref>
<ref>http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/3-dead,-17-injured-in-Mehrauli-blast-in-Delhi/1/16293.html</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/india-news/seven-killed-15-injured-in-bomb-blast-in-delhis-mehrauli-area_100100797.html |title=Seven killed, 15 injured in bomb blast in Delhi's Mehrauli area |publisher=Thaindian.com |accessdate=27 September 2008| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20080930052723/http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/india-news/seven-killed-15-injured-in-bomb-blast-in-delhis-mehrauli-area_100100797.html| archivedate= 30 September 2008 <!--DASHBot-->|deadurl=no}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7639302.stm |work=BBC News | title=Bomb hits India market shoppers|date=27 September 2008}}</ref> The explosion occurred at 14:15 IST, in [[Mehrauli]]’s Electronic market called Sarai. Initially, there were reports of two persons, including a thirteen-year-old boy, named Santosh being killed in the attack. However, the next day the death toll rose to three.<ref>http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/delhi-blast-honesty-turns-fatal-for-boy/366708/</ref><ref name=
==The blast==
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The series of attacks across major Indian cities since May 2008 reportedly created a sense of fear and insecurity among India's populace. According to a survey held by [[CNN-IBN]] and ''[[Hindustan Times]]'', 81% of urban Indians felt scared after the recent surge in terror attacks.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibnlive.com/news/cnnibnht-survey-urban-india-petrified/74511-3.html|title=CNN-IBN-HT Survey: Urban India petrified | Delhi jinxed?|publisher=Ibnlive.com|accessdate=28 September 2008| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20140125013215/http://www.ibnlive.com/news/cnnibnht-survey-urban-india-petrified/74511-3.html|archivedate=30 September 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl=no}}</ref> Of those who were surveyed, 90% said that India needed much stronger laws to tackle terrorism, while the remainder said India did not need any such tougher laws.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibnlive.com/news/fear-factor-india-scared-scarred-by-nonstop-terror/74525-3-single.html|title=Fear factor: India scared, scarred by terror |publisher=Ibnlive.com|accessdate=28 September 2008|archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20081001181542/http://www.ibnlive.com/news/fear-factor-india-scared-scarred-by-nonstop-terror/74525-3-single.html|archivedate=1 October 2008 <!--DASHBot-->|deadurl=no}}</ref>
''[[The Hindu]]'' reported that usually crowded shopping areas in Delhi bore a deserted look during the weekend as a consequence of the blast.<ref>
Following the blast, the security arrangements for the [[Australian cricket team]], currently on a tour of India, was tightened.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://content-www.cricinfo.com/indvaus2008/content/story/371501.html |title=Australia not seeking venue change yet |publisher=Cricinfo |accessdate=30 March 2012}}</ref> [[Cricket Australia]] was reported to be reviewing security arrangements in Delhi where it is scheduled to play a test match against [[Indian cricket team]] in late October 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricketnext.com/news/blast-casts-shadow-on-delhi-test/34369-13.html |title=Blast casts shadow on Delhi Test : Cricket Next|accessdate=30 September 2008|archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20080930033910/http://www.cricketnext.com/news/blast-casts-shadow-on-delhi-test/34369-13.html| archivedate= 30 September 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl=no}}</ref> However, in a statement Cricket Australia said that the test match in Delhi will go ahead as per schedule.<ref>{{cite
==Investigation==
According to ''the Hindu'', two men on a motorcycle wearing black shirts, jeans and helmets planted the bomb.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/09/28/stories/2008092861040100.htm |title=Blast in Delhi again, two killed |work=The Hindu |date= 28 September 2008|accessdate=28 September 2008|location=Chennai, India| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20080930005855/http://www.hindu.com/2008/09/28/stories/2008092861040100.htm|archivedate=30 September 2008 <!--DASHBot-->|deadurl=no}}</ref> Investigating authorities revealed that [[ammonium nitrate]], [[sulphur]] and [[potassium]] were used to cause the low-intensity blast.<ref>{{cite news|url= http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKTRE48R0RR20080928?sp=true|work=Reuters| title=Indian police detain about 12 over Delhi blast|date=28 September 2008|archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20140125013215/http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKTRE48R0RR20080928?sp=true|archivedate=6 February 2014}}</ref>
A team of [[National Security Guards]] was deployed to assist the investigating authorities.<ref name="timesofindia1"/> [[Delhi Police]] had detained five persons at the [[Indira Gandhi International Airport]] whom they suspected of having a role in the blast. According to ''[[Hindustan Times]]'', the police also selected several [[Bangladesh]]is for interrogation.<ref name="ht">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/FullcoverageStoryPage.aspx?id=51b83e2a-2ed3-4d65-b113-f3efe14f670fTerrorStrikesDelhi_Special&&Headline=Mehrauli+blast:+Police+suspect+Bangladeshi+link|title=Police suspect Bangladeshi link|work=Hindustan Times|accessdate=28 September 2008|archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20080928125158/http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/FullcoverageStoryPage.aspx?id=51b83e2a-2ed3-4d65-b113-f3efe14f670fTerrorStrikesDelhi_Special&&Headline=Mehrauli+blast%3A+Police+suspect+Bangladeshi+link| archivedate= 28 September 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl=no
Police in [[Faridabad]] had identified and held the man who sold the [[SIM card]] to the terrorists from which the attackers had made a call to media agencies threatening another terror strike moments before the blast.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20080066965 |title=NDTV.com: First arrest made in connection with Delhi blast |publisher=Ndtv.com |accessdate=28 September 2008}}{{dead link|date=January 2011}}</ref> The police also detained the person whose cell phone was used to make the call.<ref>[http://www.timesnow.tv/NewsDtls.aspx?NewsID=16964]{{dead link|date=January 2011}}</ref> The police across NCR had increased patrolling at various access points.<ref>[http://www.timesnow.tv/Newsdtls.aspx?NewsID=16927]{{dead link|date=January 2011}}</ref>▼
▲Police in [[Faridabad]] had identified and held the man who sold the [[SIM card]] to the terrorists from which the attackers had made a call to media agencies threatening another terror strike moments before the blast.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20080066965 |title=NDTV.com: First arrest made in connection with Delhi blast |publisher=Ndtv.com |accessdate=28 September 2008
The [[Deputy commissioner of police (India)|Deputy Commissioner of Police]] for Delhi, Alok Kumar, said, "The evidence collected so far indicates that the bomb had no timer or detonator and it was low-intensity. We do not think it was linked to the Indian Mujahideen or any other terror group. In the recent past, in the stretch between the IP flyover and the Andheria road-junction in Mehrauli, there have been instances when bike-borne youths have dropped bombs in crowded streets."<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=3594a875-4778-44c5-8b89-6f206390895b&ParentID=51b83e2a-2ed3-4d65-b113-f3efe14f670f&&Headline=Mehrauli+blast%3a+Despair+%26amp%3b+hope|title=Mehrauli blast: Despair & hope|work=Hindustan Times|accessdate=28 September 2008| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20081001165334/http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=3594a875-4778-44c5-8b89-6f206390895b&ParentID=51b83e2a-2ed3-4d65-b113-f3efe14f670f&&Headline=Mehrauli+blast%3A+Despair+%26amp%3B+hope| archivedate= 1 October 2008 <!--DASHBot-->|deadurl=no}}</ref> The ''[[Indian Express]]'' revealed that the bomb was quite similar to those made by [[Abdul Karim Tunda]], an alleged terrorist who has been linked to several prior terrorist attacks in India.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/Saturday-s-blast-had-Tunda-s-signature/367093 |title=Saturday’s blast had Tunda’s signature|work=The Indian Express|accessdate=30 September 2008|archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20140125013215/http://www.indianexpress.com/news/Saturday-s-blast-had-Tunda-s-signature/367093|archivedate=6 February 2014}}</ref>
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