Appearing for the investigating agency, special public prosecutor J M Panchal said: “Over the last ten days, the two accused have given enough evidence and leads to the police to suggest their involvement in the Surat bomb conspiracy. The police need more time to extract information from them and get to the bottom of the conspiracy.”

The remand application presented by the DCB states that Tanveer was in constant touch with Sajid Mansuri, a known absconder, who is wanted in a 2001 SIMI case.

The application also says that Tanveer had meetings with Qyamuddin, who has been arrested and was responsible for renting out two houses where the bomb conspiracy was planned. He had allegedly planned the logistics; from getting the LPG cylinders, to assembling the bombs and finally planting them in Surat.

According to the DCB, the search of the two rented houses also yielded banners and other hoarding material that was used to camouflage the bombs.

On the other hand, Zahir has been named by the DCB as the one who had parked the car laden with explosives in Surat and was responsible for programming of the Integrated Circuit (IC) chips that would have set off the bombs.

Metropolitan Magistrate G M Patel allowed the remand application and said in the order that the accused had been charged with very serious offences and the investigating agency required more time.

The Surat DCB is expected to seek further remand of the accused after the end of the 14 day remand on September 10.