Mumbai:
The man, who was accused of masterminding Pune blast case, Abdul Samad, finally held a press conference on Tuesday evening alongwith his lawyer.
Samad's lawyer said that his client was not arrested in Pune blast case and that Yasin Bhatkal is not his brother as it was made out in the media.
Samad was reported to be the younger brother of Yasin Bhatkal, a key member of Indian Mujahideen (IM) - suspected of being involved in bomb blasts across the country in recent years.
Abdul Samad, who was arrested in a 2009 illegal arms seizure case, was released from the Arthur Road Jail in Mumbai on July 4.
On June 15, a court had granted bail to Abdul Samad, arrested in connection with an 2009 arms seizure case and alleged to be involved in the Pune blast case, saying there was no evidence against him.
23-year-old Samad, a resident of Bhatkal district in northern Karnataka, had filed a bail application in the court of Additional Sessions Judge S L Pathan claiming that he was not an accused in the 2009 arms case for which he had been arrested.
Samad was picked up by ATS Maharashtra on May 23 at Mangalore airport after he returned from Dubai and immediately the Union Home Ministry was informed about it. He was charged with supplying of arms to three persons arrested from South Mumbai in August 2009.
The Pune blast, which left 17 dead and more than 60 injured, was the first terror attack in the country after 26/11 attack in Mumbai in 2008.
Samad's lawyer said that his client was not arrested in Pune blast case and that Yasin Bhatkal is not his brother as it was made out in the media.
Samad was reported to be the younger brother of Yasin Bhatkal, a key member of Indian Mujahideen (IM) - suspected of being involved in bomb blasts across the country in recent years.
Abdul Samad, who was arrested in a 2009 illegal arms seizure case, was released from the Arthur Road Jail in Mumbai on July 4.
On June 15, a court had granted bail to Abdul Samad, arrested in connection with an 2009 arms seizure case and alleged to be involved in the Pune blast case, saying there was no evidence against him.
23-year-old Samad, a resident of Bhatkal district in northern Karnataka, had filed a bail application in the court of Additional Sessions Judge S L Pathan claiming that he was not an accused in the 2009 arms case for which he had been arrested.
Samad was picked up by ATS Maharashtra on May 23 at Mangalore airport after he returned from Dubai and immediately the Union Home Ministry was informed about it. He was charged with supplying of arms to three persons arrested from South Mumbai in August 2009.
The Pune blast, which left 17 dead and more than 60 injured, was the first terror attack in the country after 26/11 attack in Mumbai in 2008.
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