Post-Mumbai terror, UP ATS seeks more time in CRPF probe

The UP ATS team looking into the January 1 CRPF shootout case has sought more time for investigations to look into the possible involvement of the accused in the recent Mumbai terror strikes.

The Uttar Pradesh ATS team looking into the January 1 CRPF shootout case has sought more time for investigations to look into the possible involvement of the accused in the recent Mumbai terror strikes as maps of the city were recovered from one of them.

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For the 19th time, the six accused were produced before Additional Sessions Judge Srikrishna on Saturday and the maps of Mumbai were attached to the chargesheet submitted. The case would come up for hearing on December 15.

The maps were seized from Faheem, one of the accused.

Seven persons, including six CRPF jawans, were killed when militants opened fire at the CRPF camp in Rampur.

Meanwhile, Rampur Superintendent of Police Veer Bahadur Singh said Faheem had not confessed to have hatched any plan to attack the Mumbai Stock Exchange and some other strategic locations.

However, the ATS is seeking more time to probe into any possible link of the accused in the Mumbai attack case in view of the recovery of the maps from them.