Maharashtra ATS in MP for questioning in Malegaon blast

Bhopal, Oct 25 (UNI) The Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) of Maharashtra police is questioning some people in Bhopal, Indore and Ujjain regions of Madhya Pradesh these days in connection with September 29 Malegaon blast.

According to state police sources, two people were questioned in the state capital. There were reports of one arrest also but senior police officials denied it.

Some people were questioned in Indore and Ujjain. However, sources said, the Maharashtra ATS was working independently. Madhya Pradesh police had only been informed about its arrival.

Four people -- three from Indore and one from Dewas -- had already been detained by Maharashtra ATS police on October 19 and presented before a court in Nashik yesterday.

Although, senior police officials kept denying the arrest, police sources said the brother of Shivnarayan, who was arrested earlier in this regard on October 19, was arrested.

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