Four terrorists remanded to police custody

Mumbai, May 14 (UNI) Four suspected Lashkar-e-Toiba militants, who were arrested in connection with arms seizure from Malegaon in Nasik district yesterday, were remanded in police custody till May 24 by a local holiday court here today.

The Anti-terrorist squad (ATS) officials said the accused were produced before the 37th Magistrate esplande court in south Mumbai, which remanded them in police custody till May 24. However, names of the accused have not been disclosed as the investigation was in progress, he added.

They were arrested on charges of assisting four LeT suspects, who were arrested on Tuesday last from Aurangabad in transporting arms and explosives, taking total number of arrest in the case to Nine.

The ATS alongwith local police has recovered two boxes contianing 50 hand grenades, one AK-47 rifle along with 206 bullets and two Magazines from the Ankai Fort in Manmad Taluka of Nasik district.

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