Owner of motorcycle used in American Centre attack identified

Kolkata, May 06: One of the owners of the motorcycle used in the January 22, 2002 terrorist attack on the American Center, today said he had bought it third hand but had sold it after using it for a few months. Giving evidence before the special court of P L Dutta in presidency jail, Ranadip Das said he had bought the motorcycle from its previous owner Debashis Ghosh, who had given evidence yesterday. Das said he sold off the two-wheeler to an used vehicle dealer Bharat Sau. He also identified the motorcycle. It had been identified yesterday by Mukesh Thakkar, a motorcycle rally buff and the first owner besides Debashis Ghosh who had bought it from him.

The admit card of a High Madrasa examinee, Khurram Khayaim, one of the suspects in the case and whom the police were still looking for, was also identified in court.
The admit card had been found from the park circus Madrasa by the police, when they had gone there in the course of investigations of the terrorist attack.

Secretary of the Madrasa board identified the admit card.

All accused, including prime accused, Aftab Ansari, were present in court.
The hearing in the case, being heard on a day to day basis, would continue tomorrow. Bureau Report