The police refused to identify the RSS leader.
However, the police has exonerated the SIM-card owner, and ruled out the involvement of a purported right-wing terror group.
Refusing to elaborate on the RSS leader's SIM card, the police said the suspects may have used it to create an alibi and escape the police dragnet. The official said extensive and painstaking investigations led to the tracking of the suspects, who were present in and around the blast area.
They also refused to confirm whether the RSS leader had been questioned, saying that the investigation was going in the right direction.
A police source said that Kichan Buhari, an accused in the blast case had in his possession 16 SIM cards, including the RSS leader's. While some of the other stolen SIM cards were used by the suspects for communication purposes, the one used to trigger the Improvised Explosive Device (IED) that left 17 injured, including eleven police personnel, belonged to the RSS leader.
A senior police officer who is part of the investigation said the arrests of the nine accused in the case was based on scientific evidence. The call details of all the SIM cards were analysed.
Meanwhile, the suspects in police custody are being questioned to ascertain the roles of others. It was a well-planned operation and many more suspects are still at large, the police said.
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