Margao blast: Goa Police arrest two people

MARGAO - Police in Margao, Goa, on Saturday arrested two men in connection with the recent blasts in the area in which two persons were killed.

The arrested persons identified as Vinay Talekar and Vinayak, both residents of Ponda region, were picked up by sleuths of the Maharashtra’s Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) and Goa Police.

The October 16 blast near Grace Church in Margao had killed two people. They were identified as Yogesh Naik and Malgonda Patil, members of Sanatan Sanstha, a right wing group.

Two other bombs were also defused in Margao and at Sancoale.

The Sanatan Sanstha has denied its role in the incident. (ANI)