Accused have admitted hand in S6 inferno: Cops

Sources said sleuths from Railway police and CID Crime nabbed the three accused from the Singal Falia area of Godhra a few days back. Identified as Mehmood Yaqoob Bhopa, Hasssan Ahmed Lala and Ramzan Bin Yamin, the accused, are said to have been hiding in a house in the interiors of the locality when they were nabbed on Wednesday.

DIG Asthana, however, refused to divulge the links between the three accused and the two other prime accused, Haji Bilal and Mohammed Hussain Kalota. ‘‘We are working on establishing the links and disclosing information could hamper the investigation,’’ said Asthana.

Reportedly the three accused worked for an absconding tea vendor and notorious criminal Razzaq Kurkur who is alleged to have played a crucial role in the ‘core’ team. Though officials say they have almost cracked the case, sources say the investigators are treading cautiously as there were still some missing links in the case.

‘‘Though some links are still to be found, we have almost established the conspiracy angle in the case,’’ said a senior police officer.