SIT SUMMONS 7 MORE YOUTHS IN MALEGAON BLAST CASE

Maharashtra’s Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has issued notice to seven more youths to appear before the police in connection with the 2008 Malegaon bomb blast case. Reports said that the ATS on February 19 issued notice under Section 160 of the Cr.PC, which empowers the police to require attendance of witnesses during investigation. Summons were issued to Sadashiv Gudagagol, Namdev Chikkurde, Girish Joshi, Vithal Gondhali, Vishwanath Kambar (all five from Gokak town), and Prakash Metri and Shivshankar Khanapure of Kalloli village in Gokak taluk. Sadashiv, Namdev and Girish appeared before the ATS in Mumbai recently and have returned home. Vithal, Vishwanath and Prakash went along with the ATS team on February 17 night. The team arrived in Gokak as part of its continuing investigation into the Malegaon bomb blast case.