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Chennai: A suspected LeT militant, now in Bangalore for questioning about his involvement in terror-related cases, is also wanted in connection with planting of explosives in Coimbatore, top police official saidOfficials of Tamil Nadu Special Investigation Team (SIT), probing the case of planting explosives at Coimbatore Press Club in 2002, are camping in Bangalore to question T Nazir.

"Nazir, a wanted in this case, has been absconding since day one. SIT officials are camping in Bangalore (to question him)," the officer said.

A team of Kerala police officials too have reached there to question Nazir and his associate in connection with terror cases in Kerala.

The Tamil Nadu SIT and Intelligence wing have been in touch with their Kerala counterparts after incidents of recruitment of Muslim youth to terrorist organisations came to light when four Keralite youths were shot dead in an Army encounter near the LoC while they were attempting to sneak into PoK last year.

Some questioning "is due" to establish if Nazir's terror network has any links with Tamil Nadu, the officer said.

The SIT team would examine information provided by Nazir, who is wanted in a number of cases including the Bangalore serial blasts in July 2008, which left one dead and 20 others injured.

Nazir along with another suspected militant, Shafaz, was arrested by Bangladesh Rifles along the Indo-Bangla border in Meghalaya and subsequently handed over to BSF on Dec 2. They were brought to Bangalore on December 4.