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Assam serial blast: CBI team arriving in Assam

The Central Bureau of Investigation has taken over the over probe into the October 30 serial blasts in Assam. According to information,the central agency has issued a notification to this effect on Thursday after the Assam government formally urged the Centre to go for it.

It is learnt that a 30 member CBI team led by DIG P Kamrajis arriving the state on Friday for investigation.

Chief minister Tarun Gogoi agreed to suggestions made by various political parties for a CBI probe into the blasts that left 84 people dead and over 400 injured. The suggestions were made during an all-party meeting held under the chairmanship of Gogoi to discuss the situation arising out of the blasts.

it may be recalled that the SIT, which was constituted immediately after the blasts, had arrested 11 people but could not make any headway in its probe to unravel the conspiracy behind the incident.

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