2 more arrested in Kushinagar mosque blast case

Two more people were held in connection with the Kushinagar mosque blast case on Friday, taking the total number of arrests to six, a senior official said.

Earlier in the day, four other accused were sent to police remand for 48 hours.

A man identified as Haji Qutubuddin, who is associated with the mosque and was injured in the blast, was interrogated, Inspector General, Gorakhpur zone, Jai Narayan Singh said said.

Qutubuddin's grandson-- Ashfaq, who works in the army and was posted in Hyderabad too was called for questioning, he added.

Both of them have been arrested.

"Six persons including Qutubuddin and his grandson Ashfaq have been arrested in the case. No terror link has been found so far. We are probing the matter," Inspector General, Law and Order, Praveen Kumar said in Lucknow.

Earlier in the day, the other four accused-- Maulana Azimuddin, Izhar, Ashiq Ansari and Javed Ansari were sent to police remand following their arrest on Tuesday, a day after the blast rocked the mosque