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This is an archive article published on May 28, 2008

Cleric & phone booth operator arrested for Jaipur blasts

A cleric and a telephone booth owner have been arrested in connection with the May 13 Jaipur serial blasts.

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A madarsa teacher and a telephone booth owner have been arrested in connection with the May 13 Jaipur serial bombings that killed 66 people, police said on Wednesday.

The Special Investigation Team (SIT) arrested Hakimuddin, the teacher, and Kamil on Tuesday night.

Hakimuddin, a resident of Nagla Imam Khan village of Mathura district, was living here for the past two years and 15-year-old Kamli was running a PCO booth at Khumer Gate in Idgah Colony in Bharatpur.

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Both were arrested following disclosure of their names by Mohammed Ilyas, the imam of the Bharatpur Jama Masjid, who was detained last Friday and taken to Jaipur for interrogation.

Hakimuddin and Kamli have been taken to Jaipur for questioning, police said.

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