HYDERABAD: The Nampally court on Wednesday extended the judicial remand of the key accused in Mecca Masjid blast case, Bharath Bhai till February 3. Later, he was shifted to Chanchalguda Central Prison.
Bharat Mohanlal Rateswar alias Bharat Bhai, the prime accused in the blast, was produced before the Economic Offences court by the National Investigation Agency officials as the NIA court magistrate was on leave.
As involvement of Bharat Bhai in the criminal conspiracy behind the bomb blast is prima facie established, the court had issued a prisoner transit warrant authorising the NIA to take the accused from Jaipur jail.
The investigating agency in its remand case dairy said as per the investigation and evidence collected, the main part of criminal conspiracy took place at the residence of Bharat Bhai at Valsad in Gujarat which led to the blast.
Bharat Bhai had also extended financial and logistic support to other accused to execute blasts targeting Muslims in India.