M'rashtra ATS to quiz Muthalik in Malegaon blast case

Maharashtra ATS team will quiz Pramod Muthalik, head of Sri Ram Sene arrested for the recent pub attack in Mangalore, in connection with the Malegaon blast case, a senior police official said.

Published on: Jan 29, 2009, 16:55:42 IST

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Maharashtra ATS team will quiz Pramod Muthalik, head of Sri Ram Sene arrested for the recent pub attack in Mangalore, in connection with the Malegaon blast case, a senior police official said on Thursday.

The Anti-Terrorism Squad will be sending a team to Mangalore to question Muthalik in connection with the September 29, 2008, Malegaon blast, Additional Director General of Police KP Raghuvanshi told PTI.

Muthalik, head of the right wing group accused of Saturday's attack on the pub in which girls were allegedly molested, was arrested by the Mangalore police on Thursday.

The ATS has filed its chargesheet against 11 persons, including a self-styled religious leader and a serving army officer, for their alleged involvement in the Malegaon blast in which six persons were killed.

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