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Fresh charges were Tuesdayslapped on Malegaon blast
Nashik, Nov 18 (PTI) Fresh charges were Tuesday slapped on Malegaon blast prime accused Lt Col S P Purohit who was taken into custody by the Pune Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) for cheating and submitting fake documents.
Purohit, 36, working with Military Intelligence, was
produced before a Nashik court where the Mumbai ATS sought his
judicial custody, which was granted till November 29.
However, the Pune ATS moved an application seeking the
army officer's custody in another case registered with them.
Purohit was arrested earlier this month in connection with the
September 29 Malegaon blast that killed six and injured 80.
He is among ten including Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur arrested
for their alleged role in the blast.
Pune ATS officials informed the court that a case
under sections 465 (punishment for forgery), 467 (forgery of
valuable security), 468 (forgery for purpose of cheating), 471
(using as genuine a forged document), 474 (having possession
of documents described in section 467) and 420 (cheating and
dishonestly inducing delivery of property) of the Indian Penal
Code (IPC) had been filed against Purohit.
They also submitted an order from a Pune court
regarding his arrest.
Purohit, who has been subjected to brain mapping and
narco analysis tests, is being probed by the Mumbai ATS for
possible links with last year's twin explosions in Samjhauta
Express train that left 68 dead.
The army officer is also alleged to have conducted an
arms and explosives training camp for members of a little
known right wing group Abhinav Bharat.
The custody of another Malegaon blasts case accused,
Sameer Kulkarni, an Abhinav Bharat functionary, who is also in
judicial custody till November 29, was also transferred to the
Khadki police station in Pune, special counsel for ATS Ajay
Misar said.
Kulkarni's custody has been transferred to the Pune
police in connection with a case lodged against him in 2007
for assaulting a Christian religious leader.
Purohit and Kulkarni are likely to be produced in a
Pune court tomorrow, Misar said.
Among those arrested so far are self-styled guru
Dayanand Pandey who was picked up from Kanpur last week,
Abhinav Bharat treasurer Ajay Rahirkar, retired major Ramesh
Upadhyay and Rakesh Dhawade, who raised funds for the terror
modules.
Maharashtra police is on the look out for three more
persons in connection with the Malegaon blast probe.
The judicial remand of eight of the 10 accused
including the Sadhvi, in the case, was on Monday extended till
November 29 by the court Monday which turned down the
Gujarat police's plea for interrogation of nine of them.
PTI AG
Purohit, 36, working with Military Intelligence, was
produced before a Nashik court where the Mumbai ATS sought his
judicial custody, which was granted till November 29.
However, the Pune ATS moved an application seeking the
army officer's custody in another case registered with them.
Purohit was arrested earlier this month in connection with the
September 29 Malegaon blast that killed six and injured 80.
He is among ten including Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur arrested
for their alleged role in the blast.
Pune ATS officials informed the court that a case
under sections 465 (punishment for forgery), 467 (forgery of
valuable security), 468 (forgery for purpose of cheating), 471
(using as genuine a forged document), 474 (having possession
of documents described in section 467) and 420 (cheating and
dishonestly inducing delivery of property) of the Indian Penal
Code (IPC) had been filed against Purohit.
They also submitted an order from a Pune court
regarding his arrest.
Purohit, who has been subjected to brain mapping and
narco analysis tests, is being probed by the Mumbai ATS for
possible links with last year's twin explosions in Samjhauta
Express train that left 68 dead.
The army officer is also alleged to have conducted an
arms and explosives training camp for members of a little
known right wing group Abhinav Bharat.
The custody of another Malegaon blasts case accused,
Sameer Kulkarni, an Abhinav Bharat functionary, who is also in
judicial custody till November 29, was also transferred to the
Khadki police station in Pune, special counsel for ATS Ajay
Misar said.
Kulkarni's custody has been transferred to the Pune
police in connection with a case lodged against him in 2007
for assaulting a Christian religious leader.
Purohit and Kulkarni are likely to be produced in a
Pune court tomorrow, Misar said.
Among those arrested so far are self-styled guru
Dayanand Pandey who was picked up from Kanpur last week,
Abhinav Bharat treasurer Ajay Rahirkar, retired major Ramesh
Upadhyay and Rakesh Dhawade, who raised funds for the terror
modules.
Maharashtra police is on the look out for three more
persons in connection with the Malegaon blast probe.
The judicial remand of eight of the 10 accused
including the Sadhvi, in the case, was on Monday extended till
November 29 by the court Monday which turned down the
Gujarat police's plea for interrogation of nine of them.
PTI AG
