Train blasts: Rajasthan cops detain couple

A husband and wife who were detained in Bikaner in connection with the Samjhauta Express blasts are being interrogated in Jaipur [ Images ] and the man resembles one of the suspects whose sketch the investigators released, a senior police official said on Thursday.

Director-General of Police A S Gill said the duo were detained last night at Bikaner and were being interrogated.

Security agencies and the Haryana police will step in for a detailed investigation, he said.

Though he identified the woman as Soro, Gill refused to divulge the identity of the man.

The man is from Mumbai [ Images ], he said.

The army and the Rajasthan [ Images ] police raided the Naya Sahar locality, from where they picked up the two.

Five persons were detained on Wednesday night for questioning in a coordinated raid by security forces in Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh [ Images ] and Old Delhi [ Images ] in connection with last Sunday's blasts in Samjhauta Express.

The Haryana Police has sent its team to Rajasthan to ascertain the involvement of the couple.