Mumbai: In a major haul, police has seized lethal chemicals and some arms from two militant training centres following the arrest of six Students of Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) activists, having links with Lashker-e-Toiba (LeT), in the Mulund blast case.

Disclosing this on May 3, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Chhagan Bhujbal said militants had plans to use the chemicals and weapons to carry out blasts and attacks similar to Akshardham temple at Mantralaya, Chowpatty, Gateway of India and other crowded places in Mumbai besides some areas in South India.

"With the arrest of six persons over a period of time, the police have managed to get to the root of the entire Mulund blast case, which is clearly linked to the Ghatkopar blast case," he said.

Two militant training camps were unearthed on two hill-tops located around three hours drive from Mumbai, he said.

Bhujbal said the most important seizure was that of one kg lethal potassium cyanide, bottles of sulphuric acid, ammonium nitrate and nitric acid besides four AK-56 rifles, two pistols and an equal number of revolvers.

The six arrested were SIMI activists with LeT links, he said adding earlier three persons wanted in the case were killed in encounter.

PTI