Goa police on Sunday made the first arrest in the Margao blasts in which two persons were killed when a man with alleged links to a Hindu right-wing group 'Sanatan Sanstha' was picked up and also conducted searches at the outfit's office.

Four persons belonging to a right-wing Hindu group linked to Malegaon blast accused sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur were detained on Saturday in connection with the explosion in Goa's Margao town in which two members of the outfit were killed.

Two persons belonging to a right-wing Hindu group were detained on Saturday in connection with the explosion in Margao town in Goa in which two members of the outfit were killed.

Two persons stated to be members of a right wing Hindu group linked to Malegaon blast accused Sadhvi Pragya Singh were critically injured on Friday night when an explosive kept in a scooter went off on a busy street in the heart of Margao town, 30 kms from Panaji.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan has said the government would challenge in Supreme Court, the special court's decision of dropping the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) invoked against 11 accused in 2008 Malegaon bomb blast case.