Mumbai journalist held for 7/11 links

Mumbai: A journalist of a vernacular daily was arrested on Monday for his alleged links with the July 11 blasts in the city, police said.

Danish Khan, working as a reporter with a local daily, was arrested by the Anti Terrorism Squad under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and will be produced in the court later in the day.

ATS Chief K P Raghuvanshi said that Danish may not be directly involved in the July 11 blasts but is suspected of assisting "subversive" elements.

Documents linking Sheikh with SIMI Raghuvanshi said.

Later on Monday, when Sheikh appeared before a Mumbai court, public prosecutor B F Heere told the court that the suspect had traveled to Iran earlier this year, and that "more than a hundred jihadi books were also found and seized from his residence."

Heere said the literature included 25 copies of a book by SIMI.

''We suspect he sold and distributed the books on jihad in Bombay,'' the prosecutor said. ''He was an active SIMI member and was fluent in English, Hindi, Persian, Arabic and Urdu.''

Arrested under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, Sheikh was ordered held until August 14.

Sheikh is the 10th person arrested since the bombings. Hundreds of people have also been detained across India.