In a major breakthrough in the 2007 Samjhauta Express blast case, the National Investigation Agency on Saturday arrested Rajesh Chaudhary from Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh.
Chaudhary is suspected to have planted bombs in the Pakistan-bound train. Chaudhary, who is also known as Samundar, carried a reward of five lakh rupees. It is the fourth arrest in the case.
The NIA has already arrested Kamal Chauhan, Aseemanand and Lokesh Sharma for their alleged involvement in the blast.He was arrested and produced before a court in Ujjain which gave his transit remand to the agency.
Official sources said that he will be produced before a Panchkula court.The breakthrough came after intense investigation being carried out in the case by the NIA which was handed over the probe in 2010.
The bomb blasts in the Samjhauta Express near Panipat, Haryana on 18th February, 2007 and the consequent fire in the train coaches had resulted in the loss of 68 lives and injuries to 12 train passengers including women and children.