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Meanwhile, the Sanstha denied the allegations against
it terming them as "baseless".

"Based on searches conducted at the ashram in
Ramnathi, the institution is being portrayed as an accused in
Margao blast. Media should not jump the gun and should wait
for proper judicial process to get over," it said in a
statement.

"Sanatan will never encourage or support such
activities in its ashram. The disciples have cooperated with
the police during their search of the ashram on October 16 and
will continue helping police in their job," it said.

Within half an hour of Friday's explosion, bomb
disposal squad detected and defused another bomb with an
electric circuit, a clock, four gelatin sticks and a detonator
at Sancoale, 20 km from the blast site.

"We have recovered mobile and other gadgets from the
place where both of the Sanstha activists were staying," Naik
said, adding when the ashram was raided at Ramnathi Friday
night, there were 250 people present in it, some from
Maharashtra.

"We don't know how many people are involved but we are
investigating all the people in detail," Naik said.

Terming the incident "very serious", he said he has
asked police to investigate without any "political
interference".

"There is every possibility of a political
interference in the case. I have asked police to do their job
as an independent authority," he said, refusing to elaborate
on the issue of "political interference".

Some Hindu right-wing groups came under scanner in
Maharashtra after sadhvi Pragya, Lt Col S P Purohit and
several other activists were arrested in connection with the
Malegaon blast of September 2008. PTI