Mangalore/New Delhi, Jan. 29  A local court in Mangalore on Thursday sent the Sri Ram Sena's chief Pramod Muthalik to one-day judicial custody while reserving its decision till Friday over his bail plea in the pub attack case that occurred on January 24.

Muthalik was brought to Mangalore on Thursday afternoon. Though he was arrested in Davanagere on Wednesday but soon after a court granted him bail in another case.

Meanwhile, a team of Maharashtra ATS headed by a senior officer was scheduled to leave for the Mangalore later on Thursday to question him in connection with the Malegaon blast case.

The key accused in the Malegaon blast case Lt. Colonel Prasad Shrikant Purohit has reportedly told to his interrogators that he had met Shri Ram Sena Chief Pramod Muthalik and felt very enamoured by his work and dedication.

The disclosure is extensively documented in the recently released Malegaon blasts chargesheet. Purohit reportedly told his interrogators: "He had a meeting in Pune. There is an outfit in Karnataka. They are doing great work. But they have a different philosophy of good work. They are people who were associated with BJP and Sangh Pariwar. He used to be the chief of Bajrang Dal. He was thrown out due to ideological differences or he split with them and floated his own outfit - Hindu Rashtra Sena and Shri Ram Sena."

Pramod Muthalik, however, denied having any links in the Malegaon blast case. "I have nothing to do with Malegaon case," Muthalik said outside a Mangalore court. (ANI)