New Delhi: The Army has “moved” a Lt. Colonel to Mumbai so that he can be questioned by the police in connection with the Malegaon blasts on September 29.
Lt Col Prasad Purohit, of the Army Education Corps, is suspected to have contacts with two persons under arrest in connection with the blasts.
The Anti Terror Squad (ATS) of the Mumbai Police suspects Purohit was associated with Major (retd.) Ramesh Upadhye, who is under arrest in connection with the blasts.
The ATS claims it has evidence of Purohit and Upadhye’s telephone conversations. It suspects Purohit was also in contact with Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, a Hindu woman ascetic, who is under arrest in connection with the blasts.
Purohit and Thakur allegedly met at the Bhonsle Military School in Nashik on September 16.
The Army in, a press statement released on Thursday, announced "full cooperation" with the police.
''In the course of investigations by the Maharashtra Police in the Malegaon blasts, some inputs of possible linkages of a serving Army officer with other suspects have come to light. Accordingly, the police have, at this stage, sought to interact with the officer concerned and seek clarifications from him so as to proceed with further investigations.
“While no formal application has been received from the police authorities, the Army headquarters have decided to extend full cooperation and facilitate interaction of the officer with the concerned investigating officials of the police. The officer has been moved to Mumbai to facilitate interaction at a mutually convenient date,'' the Army spokesperson said.
"The Army headquarters will continue to provide all assistance to the investigating agency, as and when required by them."
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