Enemies for years, neighbours India and Pakistan have been working hard to repair ties after an attack on Mumbai in 2008 -- blamed by New Delhi on Pakistan-based militants working in collusion with Pakistan`s spy agency -- derailed peace talks. Islamabad has denied involvement in the attacks.
The government of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has been criticised for not sufficiently stepping up security after the Mumbai attacks, where gunmen armed with bombs went on a rampage for nearly three days killing 166 people.
The arrested suspects belonged to militant group the Indian Mujahiddin (Mujahideen) and were involved in a series of bomb blasts and a shooting near Delhi`s largest mosque last year, Delhi police said in a statement.
"All the members of the Indian Mujahiddin terrorist module were subjected to intensive interrogation," the statement said, adding that the suspects had admitted involvement in a blast at a bakery in Pune city last year that killed eight and another at a stadium in Bangalore.
The arrests were made across the country and police also seized automatic weapons, handguns and explosive material in the raids.
A number of smaller attacks have hit the country since the Mumbai attack, but very few of the cases have been solved. (*)
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