By U Sudhakar Reddy
Terror recruiters are using the death of Mohammed Mujahid Saleem of Saidabad in a police firing in front of DGP’s office and the arrest of Tehrek Thafuz Shaer-EIslam president Moulana Naseeruddin by Gujarat cops to rope in city youth for their cause.
These two incidents have changed the face of terror in South India and acted as catalysts for the youth to join terror modules, according to the police.
Seditious CDs seized by police and confessions made by the accused in terror related cases have made it clear that propaganda on these two issues was affect ing many youth and turning them into terror operatives.
Muqeemuddin Yasir, son of Moulana Naseeruddin, who was arrested on July 15 in 2008, also told the police that it was the killing of Saleem that provoked him.
Yasir, an MBA dropout, is now lodged in city jail. Karnataka police is likely to question him to get leads on Bengaluru blasts, sources said.
“After Babri Masjid demolition and Gujarat riots it was the killing of Saleem that has provoked many youth in the city to join terror network,” said a senior police officer. He added that Raziuddin Nasir, another son of Naseeruddin, and Naziullah, grandson of Darsgah Jihad-O-Shahadat chief Mehboob Ali, went to Pakistan for training angered by the killing.
Naseeruddin was arrested in 2004 in connection with the murder of Gujarat former Home Minister, Mr Haren Pandya.
When the Gujarat police came to city to execute the non bailable warrant of Naseeruddin, SIMI activists lead by Saleem, his brother Mohatsim Billah, Raziuddin Nasir, and Mohammed Rayeesuddin attacked them.
The cops then opened fire and Saleem succumbed to bullet injuries. During the funeral procession of Saleem, mourners attacked police by pelting stones.
They also damaged vehicles in Saidabad. Police said several youth took oath on the body of Saleem to avenge his killing. SIMI leaders including Safdar Nagori and Toukheer also visited the city. “Following the death of his brother Saleem, Billah intensified his activities,” said a police officer.
“He is out on bail now. Adnan of Karnataka visited Hyderabad often and he distributed seditious magazines to these youth.” During the Task Force suicide bombing in 2005 too police found material protesting the arrest of Naseeruddin and terming Saleem a ‘martyr’.
A trust was also started in the name Saleem at Pahadi Shareef. “Motives will change from time to time,” said the Commissioner of Police, Mr B. Prasada Rao.
“The nuclear deal with the US could also be a reason.”
These two incidents have changed the face of terror in South India and acted as catalysts for the youth to join terror modules, according to the police.
Seditious CDs seized by police and confessions made by the accused in terror related cases have made it clear that propaganda on these two issues was affect ing many youth and turning them into terror operatives.
Muqeemuddin Yasir, son of Moulana Naseeruddin, who was arrested on July 15 in 2008, also told the police that it was the killing of Saleem that provoked him.
Yasir, an MBA dropout, is now lodged in city jail. Karnataka police is likely to question him to get leads on Bengaluru blasts, sources said.
“After Babri Masjid demolition and Gujarat riots it was the killing of Saleem that has provoked many youth in the city to join terror network,” said a senior police officer. He added that Raziuddin Nasir, another son of Naseeruddin, and Naziullah, grandson of Darsgah Jihad-O-Shahadat chief Mehboob Ali, went to Pakistan for training angered by the killing.
Naseeruddin was arrested in 2004 in connection with the murder of Gujarat former Home Minister, Mr Haren Pandya.
When the Gujarat police came to city to execute the non bailable warrant of Naseeruddin, SIMI activists lead by Saleem, his brother Mohatsim Billah, Raziuddin Nasir, and Mohammed Rayeesuddin attacked them.
The cops then opened fire and Saleem succumbed to bullet injuries. During the funeral procession of Saleem, mourners attacked police by pelting stones.
They also damaged vehicles in Saidabad. Police said several youth took oath on the body of Saleem to avenge his killing. SIMI leaders including Safdar Nagori and Toukheer also visited the city. “Following the death of his brother Saleem, Billah intensified his activities,” said a police officer.
“He is out on bail now. Adnan of Karnataka visited Hyderabad often and he distributed seditious magazines to these youth.” During the Task Force suicide bombing in 2005 too police found material protesting the arrest of Naseeruddin and terming Saleem a ‘martyr’.
A trust was also started in the name Saleem at Pahadi Shareef. “Motives will change from time to time,” said the Commissioner of Police, Mr B. Prasada Rao.
“The nuclear deal with the US could also be a reason.”
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