The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has claimed to have identified all bombers involved in the 2013 Hyderabad twin blasts. It has also claimed that the blasts were carried out by the Indian Mujahideen on the directions of IM commander Riyaz Bhatkal.

The interrogation of alleged IM co-founder Yasin Bhatkal and his aide Asadullah Akhtar has revealed that Asadullah, along with Mohammed Tahseen Akhtar alias Monu and Waqas  both of whom are now absconding  planted the IEDs responsible for killing 17 people and injuring more than 100.

On Wednesday, NIA Director General Sharad Kumar took stock of Yasin's interrogation at the CRPF camp where he is currently being kept.

According to investigators, the plot to target Hyderabad was hatched by Riyaz on the instructions of key IM functionary Amir Reza Khan in September last year. Riyaz is suspected to have used a module led by Syed Maqbool to conduct a recce at Hyderabad's Dilsukhnagar.

According to the NIA, Yasin was responsible for providing logistic support, including the purchase of second-hand bicycles, transportation of explosives, etc.

Officials claimed the explosives were arranged by Yasin and the IEDs were prepared by him with Asadullah's help.

Yasin also revealed he was the one who recruited Tahseen, a resident of Samastipur, and Danish Ansari, a native of Darbhanga, in 2011. The two were to be used to plant the bombs. But when Danish developed cold feet, it was decided that Asadullah, Waqas and Tahseen will plant the IEDs.

Investigators call this the 'library module' since Yasin allegedly motivated youths like Tahseen and Danish and then recruited them at a library in Darbhanga. Yasin also claimed there are nearly 30 trained IM cadres currently in India.

According to interrogators, Yasin pleaded ignorance about future attacks lined up by the IM, saying he was only given instructions by Riyaz to plant the explosives. "He is still being interrogated and we suspect he is holding back information on men, materials and targets of the IM," said a senior NIA official. The agency now plans to conduct a polygraph test on Yasin.

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