New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has denied reports of Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader Praveen Togadia was involved in funding Abhinav Bharat, which is being investigated for its role in the Malegaon bomb blast case.
"The reports of Mr Togadia being involved are not true. The CBI has never mentioned any such person in any of the reports," CBI Spokesperson Harsh Behl said.
Behl also revealed that the investigating agency had not given any report connected to the Malegaon bomb blast to the Central Government.
Togadia, too, had denied his involvement with Abhinav Bharat. He said the allegations of his involvement with Abhinav Bharat were unfounded, criminally defamatory, malafide and politically motivated.
Earlier, some reports had claimed that Malegaon blast mastermind Lieutenant Colonel Srikant Prasad Purohit had alleged that Togadia was involved in funding Abhinav Bharat.
Lt Col Purohit, who has been arrested for masterminding the blast, reportedly claimed that Togadia provided the organisation with some funds to start out.
The claims were reportedly made while the Lt Col was being interrogated by the Central Bureau of Investigation.
The September 29 blast in Malegaon had killed at least six people and injured nearly 70.
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