Jaipur, May 17: A man suspected to have links with the outlawed Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) was detained early Saturday in Sawai Madhopur district of Rajasthan for his suspected links to the serial bombings in Jaipur, police sources said.

Sajid, 30, a teacher at a madrassa in Badi Udai village, about 200 km from here, was detained at about 3 am by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Rajasthan Police which is probing Tuesday's blasts that killed 63 people and injured over 200. Police sources said Sajid was brought to Jaipur, where he was being interrogated.

`Indore connection' to Jaipur blast ?

Indore: Serial bomb blasts in Jaipur recently is suspected to have links with Indore as one of the sketches released by Rajasthan police is believed to have been involved in the crime resembles with one of the absconding activists of the banned SIMI. Though Madhya Pradesh police are tight-lipped in this regard, all the indications are directed towards SIMI activists Abu Faisal, who was arrested from a hotel in the Gwaltoli area of the city in 2006 while attending a meeting of the banned organisation. He was released later on bail. According to sources, Faisal has been actively involved in anti-national and illegal activities since his release and was absconding after March 27, 2007.