Salman handed over to Haryana Police

Bikaner, Feb 23 (UNI) Salman Ahamed, arrested by the Rajasthan Police here in connection with the Samjhauta Express train blast, was handed over to the Haryana Police today.

Bikaner district Superintendent of Police Ashok Rathore said Salman, who resembles the sketches of the prime suspects in the blast case, has been handed over to the Haryana police for interrogation.

He has been taken to Panipat where the blast took place last Sunday.

The Rajasthan police and the Military Intelligence had already interrogated him, police sources said.

The police was able to extract some vital information from Salman who was arrested from a brothel in the Rampura area alongwith a female accomplice Saroh alias Samra yesterday.

Salman who lives in Mumbai is a history sheeter.

The kerosene and the bottles found at the brothel resemble the one recovered from the train, being tested at the Forensic Science Laboratories.

UNI