The Goa Home Ministry has said Malgonda Patil, prime accused in the Margao blast, was also a managing trustee of two more Hindu organisations besides his association with Sanatan Sanstha.
The names of these two organisations -- Dharma Prachar Sabha and Hindu Dharma Prathisthan -- had surfaced publicly for the first time since October 16, when a blast triggered panic in the commercial town of Margao in South Goa.
The record furnished on the floor of the House during the state assembly session yesterday has confirmed Patil's links to these two institutions.
Patil (28), a native of Sangli in Maharashtra, till date was known only for his links with Sanatan Sanstha, a right-wing Hindu organisation operating from Goa's Ramnathi village. He died when the bomb he had planned to plant triggered prematurely.
Yogesh Patil (29), a Goan native, also died in the blast, which occurred on Diwali eve and was part of a larger conspiracy to trigger serial explosions in the state.
Home Minister Ravi Naik in a statement in the floor of the House said that gelatin sticks, detonators and timer circuits were used to set off the explosion.
{{/usCountry}}Home Minister Ravi Naik in a statement in the floor of the House said that gelatin sticks, detonators and timer circuits were used to set off the explosion.
{{/usCountry}}He said immediately after the blast Chief Minister Digamber Kamat along with Fatorda constituency legislator Damodar Naik visited the spot.