This Article is From Apr 08, 2010

ATS identifies Pune blasts mastermind: Sources

Pune: Maharashtra Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) claims to have made a breakthrough in the Pune blasts case. (Read: Pune blast death toll rises to 17)

According to sources, the ATS has identified the main suspect in the case. Yasin Bhatkal, a distant relative of Indian Mujahideen (IM) founder Riaz Bhatkal, may have been the mastermind behind the February 2010 blasts. (Read: Pune blast: A month later)

The ATS report submitted to Home Ministry also reportedly confirms the IM's role in the Pune blasts.

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