NIA court extends custody of Malegaon blast accused
January 09, 2013  22:09
A special National Investigation Agency court here today extended the custody of Manohar Singh, a prime accused in the 2006 Malegaon blast, till January 16. NIA, seeking extension of his custody, had said he was one of the planters of the explosives and a key conspirator.

Singh was arrested on December 29 last year by NIA from Hathod area of Indore in Madhya Pradesh. NIA claimed he has confessed to his role in the blast.

The multiple bomb explosions in Malegaon, a communally sensitive powerloom town in Nashik district, on September 8, 2006 killed 37 people and injured over 100.
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