The police are still searching for the main accused Mufti Sufiyan Patangiya.
Anas Machiswala, Kalim Ahmed and Shahnawaz, all residents of Ahmedabad, were taken into custody last evening from Sadashirpet area of Medak district, about 80 kms from Hyderabad.
The funeral is scheduled for Thursday.
One of them is a cleric from Karimnagar district.
'It was his presence that instigated the rioters even more,' Dr Yunus Mohammed Usman Bhavnagari, a dentist, told the Nanavati Commission.
The CBI has so far arrested eight persons in Hyderabad while the crime branch of the Ahmedabad police has arrested 10 suspected Pakistani agents.
The five accused were produced before the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (Meghaninagar) Ranek Shah amidst tight security.
Ali, 29, a native of Nalgonda, has 13 offences registered against him in Nalgonda district and Hyderabad. He also has \n\nseveral warrants pending against him since 1991, according to Hyderabad Police Commissioner Mahender Reddy.
Chief Minister Narendra Modi, Union ministers Arun Jaitley and Kashiram Rana, BJP national treasurer Harin Pathak and others were also present on the occasion.
As part of the investigation, they would be taken to the spot where Pandya was murdered.
Ahemedabd Police Commissioner K R Kaushik said five bullets of a .32 calibre weapon were recovered from Pandya's body.
Jaitley in his Facebook post titled: 'Who killed the Sohrabuddin Investigation' said that those who have recently shown a belated concern for institutional independence, "should seriously introspect as to what they did to the CBI when they were in power."
Delhi's power circles can expect a surprise when a not-so-known officer is appointed to head the CBI.
Every February 28th, Zakia Jafri relives the agony of witnessing the brutal massacre of her husband, former Congress MP Ahsan Jafri, along with scores of other women and children. Despite deteriorating health, her hope that those responsible will be brought to justice, remains strong, notes Najid Hussain.
In an open message to Shah, which he shared on the social media, Patel said the agitation will not stop just because the BJP chief wanted it to.
The lawyer of the Special Investigation Team appointed by the Supreme Court to probe the 2002 Gujarat riots on Thursday contended that Sanjeev Bhatt, suspended Indian Police Service officer, forged evidence to malign the state government.
Citing amicus curiae Raju Ramachandran's report, Zakia Jaffery on Thursday claimed there was enough evidence to warrant a probe and trial against Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and others in connection with the 2002 post-Godhra riots despite a clean chit by the Special Investigation Team.
Zakia Jafri, widow of former Congress Member of Parliament Ehsan Jafri, on Tuesday approached the Gujarat high court challenging the Ahmedabad metropolitan court order upholding SIT's clean chit to Gujarat Chief minister Narendra Modi and others in connection with the 2002 riots case.
'I warn them of such tactics because hundreds of Hardiks will be born if one is killed because our fight for justice has been accepted by the Patidar community.'
Even a 6 percent vote-share would make AAP an important player on the national scene. The key lies in strategically concentrating AAP's vote, especially in the cities, so that it can break Narendra Modi's momentum, besides defeating an already weak Congress, says Praful Bidwai.
'Little about this regime, given its vindictive credo, is a complete surprise. But we were still taken aback by the CBI raid as it was a complete abuse of due process.' 'These are not legal inquiries, but abusive use of State power. They are not legitimate investigations, but a witch-hunt.' 'Ours is a typical, classic case of the State and its organs being used as an outlet for motivated vendetta of the vilest kind.'
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