India | Posted on Oct 30, 2007 at 03:45pm IST

Arrest made in Ajmer blast case

A resident of Osmanabad in Maharashtra has been arrested in Rajasthan, in connection with the Ajmer blast.

Initial reports say that the man, identified as Imran Khan, was living in a madarsa in Rajasthan. He was picked up by Rajasthan police in connection with the blast. He will be handed over to the anti-terrorist squad.

Three people were killed and 17 injured in the Ajmer dargah blast. Police teams have earlier questioned people in Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir in connection with the probe into the blast.

Police believe the blast was carried out by a sleeper cell of the Harkat-ul-Jehad-i-Islami in the city.

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