KARWAR: Aseef Mohammad of Bhatkal town in Uttara Kannada district who was picked up by Bangaluru police on Thursday was released on Friday after interrogation. He was taken in custody by the police for the interrogation in connection with the Bangaluru bomb blast which had rocked the city on the eve of New Year.

According to Aseef he was taken into the custody by a team of police and blindfolded and taken to an unknown destination where he was interrogated. The police questioned him about his connections with Saddam of Bhatkal who is in police custody. After interrogation he was brought back to Bhatkal and let off he said.

Meanwhile Sayirabanu wife of Saddam said that her husband was innocent and had not committed any crime. It can be recalled that police had claimed that Saddam was a link in the blast and was handling the explosives.

Meanwhile Balakrishna Pai, Sate President of Hindu Jagarana Vedike in a press meet has demanded the interrogation of the leaders of Tanzeem (a socio-political body of Muslim in Bhatkal) as they had accused the police of ‘planting’ the explosives in the house of Saddam. Pai said that there are heavy hawala transactions in Bhatkal and money is being brought illegal in the town from the Middle East and it is being used for the terror activities in the country. He also demanded the investigation of the money received by the Tanzeem from foreign countries. He said by accusing the police the Tanzeem leaders are trying to help the terror suspects.

R. Dilip, SP Uttara Kannada on Friday said that he cannot comment on the action of the Bengaluru police as it is a routine investigation and they need not inform the local police. It can be recalled that the Thursday’s operation by Bangaluru police was a secret one and local police were kept in dark during the raids and arrests.