Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Pune blast: Bhatkal sent to judicial custody

Abdul Samad Bhatkal, who was arrested on Monday from Mangalore airport on suspicion that he is a prime suspect in the February 13 Pune blast, was on Tuesday remanded to judicial custody till June 1.

Bhatkal was produced in the Mazgaon Sessions Court this afternoon, which sent him to judicial custody.

Home Minister P Chidambaram had earlier in the day confirmed the arrest, saying: "ATS Maharashtra along with Pune police were able to identify the prime suspect in the German Bakery Blast (case). Central agencies traced the suspect. He was apprehended on Monday."

Samad hails from Bhatkal in Uttarkannada district in Karnataka.

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