Army officer arrested for role in Malegaon blast

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New Delhi: A serving Indian Army officer has been arrested by Maharashtra's Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS) for his alleged involvement in the September 29 Malegaon blast that claimed six lives, an army official said here on Wednesday.

Lieutenant Colonel Srikant Purohit was arrested late on Tuesday in Mumbai, where he was being interrogated by the ATS for the past few days.

"Custody of Lt. Col. Purohit was given to Maharashtra ATS after they sought permission in this regard," an army official told IANS.

The ATS began interrogating Purohit after his name cropped up in investigations following the arrest of two retired Indian army officers for their role in the Malegaon blasts.

Purohit is suspected to have helped bomb blast accused sadhvi (Hindu monk) Pragya Thakur, retired army major Ramesh Upadhyaya and his associate Sharad Kulkarni Purohit is suspected to have helped bomb blast accused in procuring RDX used in the blasts.