Imam arrested under Arms act

Ahmedabad, May 27 (UNI) Gujarat police have arrested an imam, Maluna Tahir, and some arms and ammunition were seized from his house in Juhapura area of the city.

Police said the arrested person is also being probed for his links with some persons in Hyderabad but police has denied any connection with the May 18 blast there.

A raid was conducted at his house following a tip off by one of his wives who alleged he had kept arms and ammunition at home and was involved in 'Jehadi' activities, a crime branch official said.

The seizures included a pistol, parts of a rocket launcher, some magazines and two mobile phones. These arms were similar to the kind of crude arms seized from across the city after the post-Godhra communal riots in 2002, police said.

No link has been established between the Imam and the Hyderabad mosque blast, but he knew some people there and his wife has said he had spoken to them after the blast, police added. A case under the Arms Act has been registered against the Imam.

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