Mumbai, May 26: A special court today extended till June 9 the judicial remand of three accused in Mulund bomb blast case even as police informed that investigations had reached a crucial stage and a link between this blast and other recent explosions had been established. Prime accused Saquib Nachan, Farhan Khot and Mohammed Jamil were produced before designated judge A P Bhangale who remanded them to judicial custody.

Of these, Saquib Nachan has also been arrested for his alleged complicity in Ghatkopar and Vile Parle explosions. About 20 persons were injured when a bomb exploded on January 27 this year in suburban Vile Parle.
Altogether 15 accused have been arrested in Mulund bomb blast case. Among them are - Ghulam Akbar Khotal, Hasib Zuber Mulla, Anwar Ali Javed, Atif Nasir Mulla, Samir Mulla, Muzamil Akhtar Abdul Ansari, Arif Hussain Sadir Hussain and Mohammed Nadeem Naeemuddin Paloba.

Bureau Report