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==Aftermath and reaction==
The [[Chief Minister of Delhi]] declared a compensation of [[Indian rupee|Rs.]] 500,000 to the kin of the dead and Rs. 50,000 plus all costs of treatment to those injured.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibnlive.com/news/explosion-of-politics-blame-game-after-delhi-blast/74507-3.html|title=Blame game after blast | Pics: Chaos, fear |publisher=Ibnlive.com|access-date=28 September 2008|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080930055055/http://www.ibnlive.com/news/explosion-of-politics-blame-game-after-delhi-blast/74507-3.html|archivedate=30 September 2008 |url-status=live}}</ref> The blast was condemned by several Indian politicians including [[Pranab Mukherjee]]<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/videopod/default.aspx?id=39780|title=News » Videos|publisher=[[NDTV]]|access-date=30 March 2012}}</ref> and [[Lal Krishna Advani]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/videopod/default.aspx?id=39779|title=News » Videos|publisher=NDTV|access-date=30 March 2012|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080930055312/http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/videopod/default.aspx?id=39779|archivedate=30 September 2008 }}</ref> Main opposition party, the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP), accused the government of India of being soft on terror.<ref>{{cite news|url= http://www.hindu.com/2008/09/28/stories/2008092859600800.htm |title=Manmohan soft on terror: BJP|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=28 September 2008|access-date=28 September 2008 |location=[[Chennai]], [[India]]|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080929233733/http://www.hindu.com/2008/09/28/stories/2008092859600800.htm| archivedate= 29 September 2008 |url-status=
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|access-date=28 September 2008| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080930061056/http://www.ibnlive.com/news/cnnibnht-survey-urban-india-petrified/74511-3.html|archivedate=30 September 2008| url-status=live}}</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|access-date=28 September 2008|archiveurl= https://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 |url-status=live}}</ref>
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==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
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|access-date=28 September 2008|archiveurl= https://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 | url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[NDTV]]'' said that there was a possibility that the attack was not carried out by the ''[[Indian Mujahideen]]'', which claimed responsibility for the serial attacks in Delhi two weeks before, since the bomb which went off in Mehrauli was quite different.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20080066938M |title=NDTV.com: Delhi blast: Arrival of a new terror module?|publisher=Ndtv.com |access-date=28 September 2008}}</ref>
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