Didn't name Madani in Bengaluru blasts case: Nasir

T Nasir, a key accused in the 2008 Bengaluru blasts case, on Wednesday denied any role in implicating People's Democratic Party leader Abdul Naser Madani as an accused in the case.

"I have not given any statement implicating Madani in the Bengaluru blasts case," Nasir told a Malayalam television channel as he came out of the Special Central Bureau of Investigation court in Kochi, after appearing in a case related to the twin blasts in Kozhikode in March 2006.

Nasir and Shafaz, another accused in the case, were produced before the CBI court after their remand period expired on Wednesday. Their remand has been extended to July 7.

Reports in the media alleged that Madani had been listed as an accused in the Bengaluru blasts case following a statement made by Nasir to investigators. Madani had been chargesheeted last week by the Karnataka police for his alleged involvement in the July 26, 2008 blasts, which claimed two lives.

The police has maintained that it had enough evidence against the PDP leader, while Madani alleged that the Intelligence Bureau had a role in his being implicated in the case.