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Pune Muslim doctor arrested for terror links |
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Doctor held for terror shelter and tips
Mumbai, Jan. 6: A young Pune-based doctor has been arrested for alleged links with the Indian Mujahideen and renting two hideouts for the terror group accused of triggering blasts across several cities last year.
Mumbai police said Anwar Ali Bagwan, who moved to Hyderabad after the crackdown on the group last September, also supplied anaesthetic drugs to the militants.
Crime branch sleuths yesterday arrested the 26-year-old, who holds an MBBS degree from BJ Medical College in Pune, after sustained interrogation revealed that he trained Indian Mujahideen members on how to administer anaesthetic drugs to kidnap victims.
“We had called him for questioning from Hyderabad after which he was arrested yesterday,” joint commissioner (crime) Rakesh Maria said.
Bagwan was produced before a special court on organised crime and sent to police remand till January 16.
“Bagwan had taken two apartments in Pune on rent in his name and had given them to members of the Indian Mujahideen for their use,” Maria said. Bagwan is a native of Ahmednagar, he added.
Maria said the apartments were given to software engineer Mansoor Peerbhoy and his associates who were part of the group’s media wing, which sent emails to news channels warning of blasts minutes before the Delhi and Ahmedabad blasts that killed dozens.
Two Mangalore-based Indian Mujahideen masterminds, Riyaz and Iqbal Bhatkal, whom the police have failed to trace so far, paid the cash deposits and the rent.
Maria said the doctor, a 2005 graduate, came in contact with another Indian Mujahideen member, Asif Badruddin Shaikh, after he started attending Arabic classes in 2006 and was later indoctrinated. “He was aware of the blasts conspiracy as well as the plan for kidnappings,” the officer said.
Police sources said Bagwan shifted his base to the Andhra capital after the crime branch busted the Indian Mujahideen module last September and arrested 20 activists on charges of carrying out blasts in Bangalore, Ahmedabad and Delhi, besides a series of other explosions since 2005.
The September raid yielded 10kg of ammonium nitrate, 15 detonators, 8kg of ball bearings, four electronic circuits, one submachine gun, two revolvers, 30 cartridges of 9mm carbines and eight cartridges of .38 revolvers.
The haul also included anaesthetic injections and packets of ketamine, an anaesthetic drug. Investigations revealed that the Indian Mujahideen had planned to kidnap wealthy businessmen for ransom and use the drugs to immobilise the victims during abductions.
The group had identified a prominent Pune builder and a jeweller as prime targets and even conducted a 15-day recce in early 2008, but did not execute the plan.
The kidnap plans emerged when the investigations showed that Mohammed Saddik Shaikh, one of the three founders of the Indian Mujahideen and among the 20 held, was part of the Aftab Ansari gang that was behind several abductions in Calcutta.
Police sources said Saddik used to operate under the assumed identity of Sadaqat, and was one of the shooters involved in the January 2002 attack on the American Center in Calcutta. After the attack, he had escaped to Dubai via Patna. http://www.telegraphindia.com/1090107/jsp/nation/story_10354706.jsp
Pune youth arrested for terror links
Wednesday, 07 January, 2009
Mumbai/Pune: A doctor who was part of the Indian Mujahideen network which has been responsible for a series of blasts across the country since 2005, was arrested in an operation by Crime Branch sleuths of the Mumbai Police.
The accused has been identified by the Crime Branch as Dr Anwar Ali Bhagwan, a 26-year-old youth who is currently staying in Hyderabad. He completed his MBBS from the BJ Medical College, Pune.
He is alleged to have helped secure two rented flats for IM members in Kondwa area of Pune besides teaching some members how to administer injections.
A special MCOCA court has remanded him to police custody till January 16, the sources said.
He had helped the group of IM members procure two flats in Pune – at Kamaldeep Park and Ashoka Mews. He has also allegedly taught the IM members how to administer anesthetic injections. He is the 21st accused to be arrested by the Mumbai cops in connection with the IM bombings. He hails from Rahuri in Ahmednagar district.
The sources said that he came in contact with the group when he met Asif Badruddin Shaikh, a member of the IM, who is close to Riyaz Bhatkal, one of the founders of the IM, a breakaway group of the outlawed SIMI. He was also sent to Bhatkal in Karnataka for training. Dr Bhagwan was also in touch with IT expert Mohammed Mansoor Asgar Peerbuoy and taught him how to use syringes.
Peerbuoy has expressed his desire to turn approver in the case.
The IM was also planning to carry out some kidnappings to fund their terror operations, according to the sources. They were planning to kidnap a jeweller and a builder. The name of Dr Bhagwan cropped up during the interrogation of Peerbhoy alias Munawar alias Mannu. In fact, several international extremist and terrorist organisations plan kidnappings to garner funds. The fact of the IM adopting a similar strategy came to light when sleuths seized anesthesia injections and tablets from the Pune group.
“He was aware of the blasts conspiracy as well as the plan for kidnappings,” the sources added. http://sify.com/news/fullstory.php?id=14831734&?vsv=TopHP1 |
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Muslim Leaguers' dastardly attack on police near Kozhikode – 3 Sub Inspectors, 20 others grievously injured – Miscreants hurl bombs at policemen's tents |
Posted by VHP Sampark Vibhag News Desk
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan.7
In a bloody attack on the police by Muslim League activists in Odenteri near Nadapuram in Kerala's Kozhikode district, three police sub inspectors and 20 others were grievously injured. This was followed in the early hours of the next morning by a bomb attack on the tents of policemen on bandobast duty.
The incident was a sequel to the stoning of a BJP procession by Muslim Leaguers two days ago., in which several BJP workers sustained injuries, for which the Nadapuram police artrested one Mansoor, age 32, Enraged at this the Muslim league claimed that the police had attacked them and held a protest demonstration at night amidst heavy police bandobast and stoned the police personnel present there. The police then conducted a lathi charge and fired tear gas shells to disperse the rioters.. The situtaltion in the area is still tense say the police.
In the early hours of the next morning, some miscreants hurled bombs at the tents of the policemen on bandobast duty.
(free translaltion from the Dinakaran Tamil daily, Mumbai, January 7, 2009) |
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Jehadis converting Karnataka coast as strong terror base |
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Udupi, Jan 5: The policemen from Udupi and Shimoga districts, who have been questioning the terror-suspects Tauseef and Firoze who were arrested from Indiranagar here on January 2, have learnt that the terrorists have been trying to convert the Karnataka coast as their strong bastion. Reportedly, Firoze was more active in terror-related activities. Several people suspected to be active in creating terror in the coast like Riaz from Bhatkal, are learnt to be making efforts to introduce more and more youth into terrorist activities. The policemen have also gathered that many people including some, who hold high positions in the society, have been extending finance and logical support to such youth. Shimoga superintendent of police S Murugan and Udupi District Crime Intelligence Bureau inspector Srinivas Raju have been questioning the arrested youth. http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=55431&n_tit=Udupi%3A+Terrorists+Trying+to+Create+Strong+Base+in+Coast |
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Thousands of gun-toting Muslims attack Hindus in Manipur |
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Group clash in Langlem, 4 women hurt as police burst tear gas
Imphal, Jan 04: Four women were injured as police burst tear gas shells to quell two clashing communities at Langdum area in Imphal East district of Manipur on Sunday.
Sources said thousands of gun-toting members of a minority community attempted to attack Langdum village, dominated by the majority Meitei community, after the body of a boy of the minority community was found at a place near Langdum some days ago.
As the Meiteis prepared to retaliate, a police force went to the spot, about 10 km south of here, and burst tear gas shells.
Four women were injured in police action.
Police were investigating whether the Muslim boy was killed by one of his relatives, as one of his uncles was missing.
Heavy police and security have been deployed at Langdum to prevent any further flare-up.
Bureau Report http://www.zeenews.com/states/2009-01-04/496057news.html
6 hospitalised as police disperse irate crowd at Irilbung PS
The Imphal Free Press
IMPHAL, Jan 4: Six persons were injured when police resorted to firing tear gas and mock bomb to disperse a menacing crowd which stormed the Irilbung police station demanding action against the killing of a boy, Md. Wahidur Rehman, 14, of Keirao Litan Makhong on January 2.
The six had subsequently to be hospitalised at the RIMS and JN hospitals.
The clash with the police happened when about 100 men belonging to the JAC formed against the killing as well as members of the local clubs of Urup, Kyamgei and Keirao, marched to the Irilbung police station at 2 p.m. after assembling at Keirao Litan Makhong.
Police had to resort to violent crowd dispersal measures when they were unable to pacify the irate slogan shouting mob who demanded the government to produce the murderer without further delay.
In the reprisal, six people were hit by either tear gas shells or mock bombs. The injured are: Md. Jaheer of Urup Awang Leikai, Jumma Khan of Keirao, Nurbanu of Keirao Litan Makhong, Nungshirei of Keirao Awang Leikai, Nganbi of Urup Makha Leikai and Razia of Keirao Mayai Leikai.
A member of the JAC formed after the boy`s killing, W Hasan said the public are furious for they had been promised by the chief minister when they met him on January 2 that the culprit would be produced within 24 hours, and now after two days, the government was remaining mum.
He said since the government continues to remain inactive and unconcerned in the matter of the killing of the innocent boy, they would launch an agitation in all Muslim inhabited area of the state from tomorrow onwards.
He also said all untoward incidents that may occur during the agitation would be sole responsibility of the government. http://www.kanglaonline.com/index.php?template=headline&newsid=44736&typeid=1 |
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Mullahs issue fatwa for Jehad if India attacks |
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Jihad obligatory if India attacks Pakistan: fatwa
LAHORE: Jihad will be mandatory for the Pakistani nation in case India attacks the country, a joint communiqué issued in an all parties’ conference said on Monday. The conference, held at Jamia Naeemia, was attended by a number of noted religious scholars and heads of various religious and political parties, including the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, the Tehreek-e-Insaaf, the Sunni Tehrik, the Mustafai Tehrik, the Jamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan, the Minhajul Quran, the Nizam-e-Mustafa Party and the Jamaat Ahle Sunnat. The participants demanded the government immediately convene an emergency session of the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC). The participants also demanded the OIC issue a declaration condemning India and expressing solidarity with the people of Palestine. http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009%5C01%5C06%5Cstory_6-1-2009_pg7_10
Pak clerics issue fatwa for Jehad if India attacks
January 06, 2009 14:41 IST
A group of clerics and religious scholars have issued a fatwa or edict that says Jehad will be obligatory for every Pakistani citizen if India attacks the country.
The fatwa was announced at a conference organised by the Tahaffuz-e-Namoos-e-Risalat Mahaz at Jamia Naeemia seminary in Lahore on Monday. The meeting, chaired by Federal Minister Noorul Haq Qadri, was arranged to discuss Pakistan’s security concerns.
Besides declaring that jehad would be obligatory for all Pakistanis in case of an attack by India, a communique issued by the clerics said the Pakistan government should end its support to the United States in its war on the western border in case of hostilities with India.
The conference demanded that Pakistan should shrug off the Indian pressure and adopt a courageous and independent stance befitting a sovereign state. The clerics called on the government to expose Indian conspiracies hatched against Pakistan before the world.
The communique said the clerics and scholars reaffirmed the belief that the basic purpose of Pakistan’s nuclear capability was to ensure the security of the country against any foreign aggression. http://www.rediff.com/news/2009/jan/06mumterror-fatwa-jihad-india-pakistan.htm |
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