Pansare murder: Woman detained

Close on the heels of the arrest of a man allegedly having links with rightwing outfit "Sanatan Sansthan" in connection with the murder of Communist leader and rationalist Govind Pansare, a 32-year-old woman has been picked up by police for questioning from Kanjurmarg in Mumbai suburb.

The woman, identified as Jyoti Kamble, was detained for questioning and taken to Sangli, where police on Thursday arrested Samir Gaikwad in connection with the case.

Suspected to be having close links with Sanatan Sansthan, Jyoti was said to be in constant touch with Gaikwad as could be gathered from call details, a senior officer of Mumbai police told a news agency. Gaikwad, an active member of 'Sanatan Sansthan' since 1998, was arrested on Wednesday based on leads obtained through electronic surveillance by the Special Investigating Team (SIT), set up to nab Pansare's assailants.

Inspector General of Police Sanjay Kumar Verma said the investigators are interrogating the woman on various aspects of the case. Jyoti runs a mobile repair shop and has been a member of Sanatan Sanstha since long, said another senior police officer, who is part of the probe team.