Click to play videoMumbai: The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad claims that top brass of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) was on the hit list of Malegaon blast suspects - retired Major Ramesh Upadhyay and self-styled spiritual leader Swami Dyanand Pandey.
These revelations - that the ATS claims have been made by another suspect Lt Col S Prasad Purohit - could put the brakes on the Sangh Parivar's campaign of support for the blast accused.
The ATS claims Purohit said the men were on the hitlist for allegedly “easing up” on the Hindutva agenda.
RSS general secretary Mohan Bhagwat and RSS Muslim wing head Indraeesh were on the group's radar.
The ATS claims that Purohit met RSS leaders and complained about Indraeesh. In August, after meeting top RSS office bearers in Mumbai, he got instructions to terminate all operations of Abhinav Bharat – the umbrella organisation - in Madhya Pradesh.
The ATS says details of this plan were found on Pandey's laptop.
“We are gathering evidence and will submit them to the court when required,” said Maharashtra ATS chief Hemant Karkare.
Importantly, this information is not a part of the ongoing Malegaon blast case and this is why the ATS has complied this information into a report and submitted to the Centre and Intelligence bureau.
In New Delhi, the National Security Advisor and the Intelligence Bureau chief met leader of opposition L K Advani after he raised with the Prime Minister the issue of Sadhvi Pragya’s allegations of custodial torture.
The ATS also got police remand Sudhakar Chaturvedi, the 11th accused in the case, from the MCOCA court.
Meanwhile, Dayanand Pandey was put through a narco analysis test in Bangalore on Friday.
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