Explosives case: Sanatan chief may be questioned: Police

The Maharashtra Police is probing whether the four men arrested on terror charges recently have links with any radical Hindu outfits, and it may question the head of one such organisation, Sanatan Sanstha, a senior official today said.

Vaibhav Raut, who runs a cow protection outfit and was first to be arrested, claimed on his purported social media account that he was associated with the Sanatan Sanstha.

The Hindu organisation, whose headquarters is in Goa, has denied that he was its member.

The probe has shown that the arrested men have visited different parts of the country, including Goa, the senior police official said.

The ATS is probing their links with radical Hindu organisations, their masterminds and their motives, he said, speaking on the condition of anonymity.

When asked if Jayant Athawale, the head of the Sanatan Sanstha, would be questioned, the official said, "If necessary, we will call him for questioning."