Tuesday, September 26 2006 12:05 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

Mumbai: Two suspects arrested in connection with the July 11 Mumbai serial train blasts case were yesterday booked under the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA), while two more will be charged under the same law soon, a senior Anti-Terrorism Squad official said.

"Kamal Ahmed Ansari and Ehtesham Siddiqui were booked under MCOCA while Faisal Sheikh and Tanvir Ahmed, who are in our custody, will be charged next week under the same act," ATS chief K P Raghuvanshi said here.

Kamal was arrested from Bihar's Madhubani district on July 18, while Ehtesham was arrested from Mira Road in neighbouring Thane district for having links with the banned Students Islamic Movement of India.

Tanvir Ahmed, an Unani doctor, was arrested on July 24 for his alleged role in the Matunga and Jogeshwari blasts and Faisal was picked up from Mira Road on July 27. Investigations have revealed that Faisal was a key Lashkar operative in the city who used to manage finances for the organisation.

According to ATS, Tanvir had allegedly undergone training in weapons handling and explosives at LeT camps at Bahawalpur in Pakistan and Mujjafarabad in Pak-occupied Kashmir in 2004.

33-year-old Tanvir is believed to be an ideologue and motivator for LeT members in Mumbai and adjoining areas. Since his return to Mumbai from Pakistan in early 2005, Tanvir had been dormant and resumed his job as a resident medical officer at Sabu Siddiqui Hospital in central Mumbai.

"A graduate from Nagpur, Tanvir visited Tehran in 2004 on the pretext of some personal work. From Tehran he allegedly moved to Bahawalpur in Pakistan by road and attended a LeT camp in operating AK-47 rifles, stengun, grenade launchers and even stinger missiles," ATS sources said.