BANGALORE - The interrogation of 36-year-old Praveen Mutalik, who was arrested by the Maharashtra ATS,has revealed that he is the one who planted the Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in a bikeat Bhiku chowk, Malegoan, during Ramzan on September 29, 2008. The motorcycle was later traced to the prime accused Sadhwi Pragya Singh Thakur, the interrogation report revealed. India News
Mutalik, a resident of Gokak town in Belgaum district of Karnataka was the active worker of Sri Ram Sene. Later he came into contact with Abhinav Bharat through Sri Ram Sene and met Colonel Prasad Srikanth Purohit, (founder of the Abhinav Bharat in February 2007) as well.
Investigations by ACP Mohan Kulkarni, ATS, Maharashtra has revealed that Mutalik along with other aides were trained to handle explosives by Rakesh Dhawde during his stay at Sudhakar Chaturvedi's house in Deolali camp, Nasik, two months before the attack.
Purohit had brought RDX with him while coming from Kashmir after completing his posting. It was kept at his house for a while before the bomb was assembled with the help of Chaturvedi.
“He (Mutalik) joined Abhinav Bharat, a terrorist organization in the year 2008 and became one of the prominent members of it. Later he had participated in different meetings. He was expert in manufacturing bombs.” said Rakesh Maria, chief of Maharashtra ATS.
He is arrested under the Sections 302, 307, 324, 427, 153-A, 120-B read with 3,4,5 and 6 of India Explosive Substances ACT. 1980 r/w 3,5,25 of Arms Act r/15,16,17,18,20 and 23 of Prevention of Unlawful Activities Act-1967 of Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act 1999.
With the arrest of Praveen Mutalik by the ATS of Maharashtra, it is established that the contribution of Extremist Hindutva outfits from Karnataka in various terror acts is very apparent and hence a serious matter of concern.
Earlier, when the Karnataka witnessed the blast inside the premises of the court complex in Hubli, investigations pointed out the involvements of some Hindu right wing extremists.
It is high time to investigate the links of Hindutva extremist organizations operating from the soil of Karnataka. It is evident that these organizations are engaged in something more than mere polarization of the society. Whether the law & order agencies of Karnataka have failed to identify the ‘evolution’ of such groups or are they enjoying the neglection from the
administration and the Government? There is urgent need to investigate the depth of influence of these terror groups in Karnataka.On the contrary, the response from the media to the arrest of Muthalik was very apprehensive.National Headlines
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