Maha ATS arrests another Malegaon blast accused

A prime accused in the 2008 Malegaon bomb blast case, Praveen Mutalik, has been arrested from Karnataka, reports said on Tuesday.

He was arrested by Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on Monday night.

He was produced at a special court here, which remanded him in police custody till Feb 14.

Mutalik was among the three accused who had been absconding. The other two are Ramji Kalangsara and Sandeep Dange.

So far, 12 accused, including Mutalik, have been arrested in the case.

The arrested include Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur and Lt Colonel Shrikant Prasad Purohit.

Seven people were killed in a bomb blast on September 29, 2008, in Malegaon in Nashik district of north Maharashtra.