'Sanatan is shifting base to Goa'

'Sanatan is shifting base to Goa'
Preetu Nair, TNN

Panaji: "Investigations have revealed that Sanathan Sanstha is shifting its base to Goa from Maharashtra . They want to make Goa their headquarters," said DIG Ravindra Yadav.

On Sunday the sanstha's Ponda unit trustees were called for questioning by Margao Police. On record , Sanatan Sanstha has distances itself from the blast in Margao." We have formed a Special Investigating Team to conduct thorough investigations" said DGP Bhimsen Bassi. The SIT has left for Sangli , hometown of Malgonda Patil an accused who was killed in the blast.

Police sources said that the IED ( Improvised Explosive Device) was made of gelatin sticks procured from a manufacturing unit in Nagpur. " Many mining quarries in the state acquire gelatin sticks. We are trying to verify how the accused got hold of them," said police.

The Times of India, Goa edition, October 19,2009