Mumbai: Samir Mulla, who is suspected to have placed a bomb in a local train, leading to a blast at Mulund Railway station on March 13, was detained at Malegaon near Nasik on May 6, police said.

Mulla is alleged to have placed the bomb in the Karjat-bound train, which claimed 11 lives and injured over 60 persons on March 13. He was being interrogated on May 7 by crime branch sleuths, crime branch sources said.

Earlier this week, Adnan Mulla, brother-in-law of the prime conspirator Nachan, was held by the police at Padgah village in neighbouring Thane district.

Adnan is suspected to have played an important role in procuring arms, the sources said.

Meanwhile, police have launched a man hunt for the rest of the absconding associates of the bomb blast accused, following seizure of a cache of arms and ammunition during raids on two places on the outskirts of Mumbai last week.

PTI