Two non-commissioned officers and one junior commissioned officer of the Indian Army are being named by the Anti-Terrorism team in connection with the Malegaon blast case.

Along with Lt Colonel Purohit, one of the prime accused in the case, they have been rounded up for their links.

The three men were working at the Military Intelligence Unit or Liaision Unit in Deolali in Maharashtra, where Purhohit was posted a year ago. In Mumbai the interrogation is being held in the presence of the Army officers.

The Liaison Unit’s work was to keep watch on the army personnel posted at Deolali.

ATS officials have claimed that Purohit brought together the Sadhvi Pragya Thakur's organization, Vandemataram Samiti, and the right wing organisation, Abhinav Bharat and also initiated guru Dayanand Pandey into Abhinav Bharat.

He wooed discontented RSS and Bajrang Dal men into joining the Abhinav Bharat to fight elections along with helping with the setting up of an armed wing.