NIA releases Bodh Gaya blasts suspect sketches

The National Investigation Agency, NIA, probing the serial bomb blasts in Bodh Gaya, released two sketches, one in which the suspect is wearing a mask and another bare face, on its website, on the basis of eyewitness accounts and CCTV footage.

Sources in NIA said the basis of details are provided by three eyewitnesses who saw the suspect before the blasts on July 7 and from CCTV footage.

Among the witnesses, whose names have been kept secret for probe purposes, two are foreigners and one local. The foreigners are from Sri Lanka and Thailand while the third one is a local Gaya native, the sources said.

The suspect in monk attire is also seen moving around in the temple in the wee hours of July 7. NIA has also released CCTV footage and sought information about the suspect.

The agency has already announced a reward of Rs. 6 lakh for providing information about the blasts suspect.