Mumbai, Aug 26: Mumbai police today claimed to have gathered certain clues about those behind the twin car bomb blasts in the metropolis and sent teams to Gujarat, Bihar and various parts of Maharashtra to trace the suspects even as the death toll rose to 52 with two more succumbing to injuries in the hospital.
About 100 people across the state had been detained for questioning in connection with yesterday's blasts but no arrest had been made so far, joint police commissioner Satyapal Singh told reporters here.
Official sources said two among the seriously injured in the blasts died today in the J J Hospital.
The driver of the taxi in which bomb was placed meanwhile told police that a couple had hired his vehicle from suburban Andheri yesterday and placed their baggage in its boot.
Based on the clues provided by the driver, police has drawn sketches of the suspects and circulated it across the state.

The city gradually recovered from the shock due to the blasts with shops and business establishments opening.

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Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani and Congress president Sonia Gandhi visited the city to take stock of the situation.

The Shiv Sena-BJP opposition combine met the Governor Mohammed Fazal and demanded dismissal of the state government and imposition of President's rule.

There were reports that obscure groups like Bedal-ul-Umar and Gujarat revenge group were suspected to be behind the blasts but there was no official confirmation of this.
Bureau Report