Jaipur:
Devendra Gupta has been remanded to 12 days police custody by a court in Ajmer for his alleged role in the blasts that rocked Ajmer dargah.
Police say that Gupta had bought the sim cards that triggered the blasts under a fake name. The police tracked him through an unused sim found at the blast site, which was traced to Jharkhand's Jamtara district. Rajasthan government has claimed that Gupta had been running an RSS wing in Jharkhand for the past several years. However, the RSS denied any knowledge about him.
The police say Gupta allegedly purchased the SIM cards for the mobile hand set, which triggered the blasts killing 3 and injuring 20 people.
The police are also probing Gupta's alleged link with Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, a key suspect in the Malegaon blast case. An Ajmer court has now sent Gupta to police custody for 12 days.
"This man has been an active RSS member for years and has been involved with several Hindu groups. The various groups who all were involved or not with this blast will become clearer after our investigation", says Home Minister of Rajasthan, Shanti Dhariwal.
Under surveillance for several months, Gupta was finally caught when he came to visit his family in Ajmer. His family claims, Gupta left home as a young boy to study in Indore where his brother lived. Later, he moved to Jharkhand where even his family admits he was linked to the RSS.
"My son has been associated with the Sangha, but I don't think he could ever do anything like this, says Satya Prakash Gupta, father of Devendra Gupta.
The RSS unit in Rajasthan however, denies any knowledge of Devendra Gupta's activities
"This is absolutely wrong. Something like this was said earlier also. This is a new way to spoil the image of Hindu sangathan and Sanskriti sangathan and I don't agree to it, says Pabhat Jha, RSS MP in the Rajya Sabha.
But the police say similarities in the Malegaon and Ajmer blasts had put them on the trail of Hindu militant groups, especially the Abhinav Bharat, which allegedly masterminded the Malegaon blasts.
The Ajmer Dargah blasts case has been a tough challenge for the Rajasthan Police. But after making their first arrest, the police here say they are now confident of cracking the case that's been a big puzzle for them for the past 30 months.
Police say that Gupta had bought the sim cards that triggered the blasts under a fake name. The police tracked him through an unused sim found at the blast site, which was traced to Jharkhand's Jamtara district. Rajasthan government has claimed that Gupta had been running an RSS wing in Jharkhand for the past several years. However, the RSS denied any knowledge about him.
The police say Gupta allegedly purchased the SIM cards for the mobile hand set, which triggered the blasts killing 3 and injuring 20 people.
The police are also probing Gupta's alleged link with Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, a key suspect in the Malegaon blast case. An Ajmer court has now sent Gupta to police custody for 12 days.
"This man has been an active RSS member for years and has been involved with several Hindu groups. The various groups who all were involved or not with this blast will become clearer after our investigation", says Home Minister of Rajasthan, Shanti Dhariwal.
Under surveillance for several months, Gupta was finally caught when he came to visit his family in Ajmer. His family claims, Gupta left home as a young boy to study in Indore where his brother lived. Later, he moved to Jharkhand where even his family admits he was linked to the RSS.
"My son has been associated with the Sangha, but I don't think he could ever do anything like this, says Satya Prakash Gupta, father of Devendra Gupta.
The RSS unit in Rajasthan however, denies any knowledge of Devendra Gupta's activities
"This is absolutely wrong. Something like this was said earlier also. This is a new way to spoil the image of Hindu sangathan and Sanskriti sangathan and I don't agree to it, says Pabhat Jha, RSS MP in the Rajya Sabha.
But the police say similarities in the Malegaon and Ajmer blasts had put them on the trail of Hindu militant groups, especially the Abhinav Bharat, which allegedly masterminded the Malegaon blasts.
The Ajmer Dargah blasts case has been a tough challenge for the Rajasthan Police. But after making their first arrest, the police here say they are now confident of cracking the case that's been a big puzzle for them for the past 30 months.
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