Sardana had downloaded info on making bombs on laptop: ATS

Terror suspect Sameer Sardana, arrested from Vasco near here, had downloaded information on making bombs on his laptop, the Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS) of Goa Police said on Friday.

"We have decoded his laptop and found that he had downloaded information from the Internet on how to prepare a bomb," a senior ATS officer said on condition of anonymity.

Sardana, son of a retired Major General from Dehradun was arrested on Monday by ATS after he was found moving suspiciously at Vasco railway station. ATS and Intelligence Bureau (IB) are interrogating Sameer in Panaji. The NIA sleuths have also questioned him. "We have interrogated Sameer over the downloaded content, but he has not revealed anything. We are still not linking him to any terror plot," the ATS official said.

Sardana, 44, was booked under section 41 of the CrPC. He had been living in a railway dormitory, 35 km from here, since January 22 and had been extending his stay. He is based in Mumbai and has worked for MNC firms like Accenture with postings in Hong Kong, Malaysia and Saudi Arabia. Born a Hindu, he has been practising Islam, police said.