Friday, July 21 2006 17:28 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

Mumbai: Asserting that Pakistan-based terrorists were involved in the July 11 bomb blasts here, the Maharashtra government today said police would soon 'submit'evidence about this.

"Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has spoken about proving the involvement of Pakistan-based terrorists in the blast. Let me inform the House that our police will soon submit proof of the involvement of Pakistan-based terrorist organisations in the blasts," Deputy Chief Minister R R Patil told the state assembly.

In a televised address to the nation, Musharraf had last night asked the Indian government to provide proof about organisations involved in the attacks so that Pakistan could fully cooperate in the investigation into the blasts.

Patil, who holds the home protfolio, made his statement after Deputy Speaker Pramod Shende sought more details from him about the arrest of three men suspected of involvement in the July 11 blasts on commuter trains that killed 200 people.

Earlier in the day, Patil had made a statement in the House about the arrest of the three suspects, two of whom were nabbed in Bihar near the border with Nepal.

He had identified the arrested men as Kamal Ahmed Mohammad Vakil Ansari (32), Khalid R Shaikh (24) and Mumtaz Maqbul Ahmed (34), adding that the probe into the blasts is progressing at a rapid pace.