A Nepali man suspected to have links with 13/7 Mumbai blasts was detained in Kathmandu last week, a Nepali daily reported yesterday. The Mumbai Police, however, did not confirm it.

The government-run Gorkhapatra daily reported that a man in his early 40s, was detained from his apartment from Balutwar area of Kathmandu for alleged links with the blasts.
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Mohammad Zahir, a native of Sarlahi district in Terai plains, was detained by Nepal Police's anti-terrorism cell for having phone conversations and exchanging text messages about the Mumbai blasts before July 13.
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Police Commissioner Arup Patnaik and Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) Himanshu Roy did not respond to repeated attempts for comment.

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