AJMER: The Rajasthan Anti Terrorist Squad on Saturday produced Swami Asimanand in Ajmer court and formally arrested him in connection with the Ajmer dargah blast in 2007.
Asimanand was brought from Ambala (Haryana) jail on a production warrant issued by Ajmer court on January 18.
Asimamand, after his arrest by the CBI from Varanasi, was sent to judicial custody in Hyderabad and thereafter the National Investigation Agency arrested him in the Samjhota Express blast case. The NIA after interrogating \ him, sent him to judicial custody in Ambala jail from where the ATS arrested him on production warrant and today produced him in Ajmer court.
The ATS said hat Asimanand had emerged as main conspirator in the Ajmer blast probe. The court permitted Asimanand's arrest and asked the accused to engage a lawyer. Asimanand, however, said he did not want engage any lawyer saying "the government will provide him an advocate.
After the arrest the ATS has to produce Asimanand within twenty-four hours in the court and after that the court has to decide on the custody or remand or bail of the accused" said an advocate.
"The charges against Asimanand will be produced in a chargesheet which we will file soon in the court" said an ATS officer.
Asimanand was brought from Ambala (Haryana) jail on a production warrant issued by Ajmer court on January 18.
Asimamand, after his arrest by the CBI from Varanasi, was sent to judicial custody in Hyderabad and thereafter the National Investigation Agency arrested him in the Samjhota Express blast case. The NIA after interrogating \ him, sent him to judicial custody in Ambala jail from where the ATS arrested him on production warrant and today produced him in Ajmer court.
The ATS said hat Asimanand had emerged as main conspirator in the Ajmer blast probe. The court permitted Asimanand's arrest and asked the accused to engage a lawyer. Asimanand, however, said he did not want engage any lawyer saying "the government will provide him an advocate.
After the arrest the ATS has to produce Asimanand within twenty-four hours in the court and after that the court has to decide on the custody or remand or bail of the accused" said an advocate.
"The charges against Asimanand will be produced in a chargesheet which we will file soon in the court" said an ATS officer.
