Indian detectives “have good leads” on the three blasts which rocked the

Indian detectives “have good leads” on the three blasts which rocked the country’s financial hub Mumbai, a top official said on Saturday, as the death toll from the coordinated explosions rose to 19.

Two men who were seriously injured in Wednesday’s rush-hour bombings died in hospital, a home ministry statement said.

Twenty people remained in serious condition in the hospital as a result of the blasts in which a total of over 130 were hurt, the ministry said.

The rise in the death toll came as Mumbai residents held candle-lit vigils to mourn the victims of the blasts, the deadliest attacks in the city since the 2008 siege by Islamist militants in which 166 people died.

There have been no claims of responsibility for the latest attacks in Mumbai, located in the western state of Maharashtra, but police say their investigation is making headway.

“I can very confidently say that we have got good leads,” Rakesh Maria, head of the Maharashtra state anti-terrorism squad, said at a news conference in the city.

Investigators have been scrambling for a breakthrough in the case, amid fears torrential downpours that have hit Mumbai since the explosions may have washed away vital clues.

Police have been questioning two suspected members of the Indian Mujahideen, a domestic Islamist group with links to Lashkar-e-Taiba, the Pakistan-based militant outfit blamed for the 2008 Mumbai attacks.

He said that authorities also expected to produce a sketch of a suspect soon.

Police examination of debris has already indicated that the bombs, hidden in the crowded streets, used ammonium nitrate, a fertilizer ingredient commonly used in improvised explosive devices.

Source AFP