The Maharashtra government is considering a proposal to ban Hindu right-wing organisation Sanatan Sanstha allegedly involved in the Margao blast on Diwali eve that left two persons dead, Director General of Police S S Virk said here today.

Police investigation has revealed that both the deceased were associated with the Sanstha and suspected to have planted the explosive that went off on a busy street. Asked as to why the Sanatan Sanstha was not banned last year despite a recommendation from the then Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) chief Hemant Karkare, Virk told reporters,