Pune: Pune blast suspect Himayat Baig has been sent to judicial custody till October 4. He was arrested by the Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) of the Maharashtra Police on September 7 in connection with the German Bakery blast.
The ATS had arrested Baig - allegedly the chief of the Maharashtra unit of terrorist group Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) - for planting the bomb that exploded at 7.10 pm on February 13. Because it was a Saturday evening, the bakery, located near the Osho Ashram and popular with foreigners, was crowded. Those who died included several college students.
Seventeen people were killed and 57 were injured in the blast at the German Bakery on February 13 this year.
On the day of the blast, Himayat is believed to have waited outside while his accomplice Yasin planted the bomb at the bakery.
The ATS had arrested Baig - allegedly the chief of the Maharashtra unit of terrorist group Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) - for planting the bomb that exploded at 7.10 pm on February 13. Because it was a Saturday evening, the bakery, located near the Osho Ashram and popular with foreigners, was crowded. Those who died included several college students.
Seventeen people were killed and 57 were injured in the blast at the German Bakery on February 13 this year.
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