Patna:
The six alleged bombers involved in the Patna blasts targeting Narendra Modi's rally were allegedly given Rs 5000 and three bombs each for the operation, say sources.
This was revealed during the interrogation of the four men arrested for the blasts, which killed six people and injured 83 on Sunday.
Four of the six alleged bombers, who were all part of the "Ranchi module" of the terror group Indian Mujahideen, were from a village near Ranchi and did not have any previous crime record, say the police.
They were allegedly roped in by Tehseen Akhtar, a top Indian Mujahideen operative said to have conceived the Patna plan. Akhtar is believed to be next only to the group's co-founder Yasin Bhatkal, who was arrested in August.
One of Akhtar's aides, Uzair Ahmed, was arrested on Wednesday. Ahmed allegedly raised money for the operation and is believed to have been involved in the 2011 blast at the Delhi High Court, in which 11 people were killed and nearly 80 injured.
The police say Ahmed, who works for a local newspaper, raised funds for terror operations in the name of religious causes.
The police are also looking for a man named Haider, codenamed 'Black Beauty', who worked for Tehseen Akhtar. Haider is believed to have recruited Imtiaz Ansari, the first man arrested on the day of the blasts.
Imtiaz Ansari was caught while trying to run away from the Patna Railway station, where a bomb exploded in the toilet.
There were 12 bombs were planted all over Gandhi Maidan, the venue of Mr Modi's rally and six at the railway station.The suspects have reportedly confessed that the attacks were aimed at causing chaos and a possible stampede that would lead to many deaths.
Seven bombs exploded on Sunday, while the rest have been defused or detonated by bomb squads.