Two persons with suspected links to Indian Mujahideen were detained by police early this morning in connection with the Pune blast. The suspects were picked up from Janwadi area in Pune and Kudalwadi in the neighbouring industrial township of Pimpri. Police sources said that one of the suspects who was nabbed from Kudalwadi area is believed to have been associated with Indian Mujahideen leader Riyaz Bhatkal during his stay here. The other suspect from Janwadi locality was reportedly associated with Shabbir Gangawali, a cleric linked with Indian Mujahideen. He was also involved in a fake currency racket. Pune Police Commissioner Satyapal Singh had on Monday said that investigations into the blast which left nine dead and 60 injured is on the right track.
News On AIR | February 16, 2010 10:17 AM
Police detains two persons with suspected links to Pune blast