Goa govt forms SIT to probe Margao blast

Two persons,owing allegiance to Sanatan Sanstha,linked to 2008 Malegaon blast accused Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur,were killed in the blast on Diwali eve. Meanwhile,the Sanstha denied the allegations against it terming them as “baseless”.

Deputy Inspector General of Police Ravindra Yadav said that no formal arrests has been made in the case and all the detained are being interrogated to get possible leads. Leader of the Opposition Manohar Parrikar,quoting a senior police officer,told reporters today that explosive defused at Sancoale,20 kms away from the blast site,was similar to that used in the blast at Thane in Mumbai.

A team of Goa Police today left for Sangli in neighbouring Maharashtra to get details about Melgunda Patil,who apparently ferried the explosives to Margao town and died in the blast. He hails from Sangli village.

“We are trying to get more leads through his background,” a senior police official said.

Sources within the Sanstha confirmed that Patil,a regular visitor to the Ashram,was staying in the premises for the last eight days. Yogesh Naik,another person who died in the blast,is a milkman and was supplying milk to the Santhan’s ashram at Ramnathi.