Wednesday, 28 July 2010

Viqar's confession to Hyderabad police: Tried to kill Gujarat CM Narendra Modi


By Udumula Sudhakar Reddy
Terror suspect and Tehreek Galbha E Islam founder Viqar Ahmed in his confession to police said that he planned 26/11 type attack on December 6 in 2010( black day) by using AK-47 and other sophisticated weapons.
He was on the mission of collecting Rs 25 lakh for the project and was aiming to target the Sangh Parivar leaders and establishments. In his confession Viqar said that he met the controversial cleric Moulana
Naseruddin who is already facing several terror related cases in AP and Gujarat on June 14 and sought his blessings for the attacks.
In the confession Viqar said that he had asked Rs 5 lakh from Moulana Naseruddin for which he had accepted to provide financial help and gave Rs 5000 as an advance. In the confession Viqar also told police that he had attempted to kill Gujarat Chief Minister Mr Narendra Modi during the inauguration of Ramol Chowk Police Station. After seeing National Security Guards and other security staff he had withdrawn from the place. “ I was at the PS inauguration armed with the weapons. I thought it would not be easy to eliminate Modi with small weapons and decided to procure AK-47. I also planned to kill him in the guise of news reporters and made ID cards,” Viqar told to police. Police seized the fake ID cards of Zee news, Star News in which it was written that his name as Imran and designation as crime reporter.
Police also seized CDs and pen drives from the accused in which the sketches of city police stations, BJP leaders’ biodatas, hate speeches of Sayeed of Pakistan, Ayodha makeshift temple video, VHP leader Praveen Togadias details. The CDs seized from another suspect Riyaz also contained details of TGI logos, small arms training techniques.
Viqar confessed to police that he has connections with Indian Mujahideen and SIMI activists. As the two organizations have become inactive he want to use the ex DJS and Ex SIMI cadres for strengthening TGI. He had contacted Safdar Nagori of SIMI through one Jaber. Police said Viqar always wanted to keep the incident of Macca Masjid blast and firing afresh and wanted to commit offence on every anniversary.

Viqar prepared death note of city jeweler
TGI associated lead by Viqar targeted Bhavsagar a jeweler who hosted VHP leader Praveen Bhai Togadia meeting recently in the city. Viqar who conducted recce went to Sagar Bhai Jewellers at Motinagar in Borabanda in the city to kill Bhavsagar and to loot the shop in June 2010. As Bhavsagar was not at the shop he left the place and postponed the assassination. Police said that the Viqar had prepared a CD in the name of TGI that they killed Bhavsagar as he was hosted Praveen Togadia’s meeting in the city that spread communal hatred. Police seized the same.
“he had prepared the CD and was very confidence of eliminating Bhavsagar as this didn’t happen he had kept the CD with him,” said a police official.
Other suspects Riyaz and others confessed that they were given training in combat techniques which were downloaded from internet that are used by Mossad like Krav Maga marshal arts.
Viqar allegedly trained them in Chilkalaguda Idgah in combat techniques. Viqar also conducted recce for looting a foreighn exchange shop at Abids and to rob foreign currency. “I was very agitated after Macca Majsid blast and floated TGI in 2007,” Viqar told police.
Viqar was inspired by ‘Aankhen’ movie
Viqar told police in the interrogation that he was inspired by Aankhen movie starring Amitab Bacchan and Akshay Kumar. He said that he saw the movie several times and wanted to form a team to commit robberies. Viqar was named in 12 offences including two in Gujarat. Five cases of e-seva robberies, two cases of two wheeler thefts one at Uppal and other in Gujarat, Four cases of attacks on police and a case of robbery of HDFC bank were booked against him. Viqar initially purchased air guns in 2003 from Marfoof Armoury in MJ Market and teamed up with one Shameem Omar of Azampura who is still absconding. Shameem Omar along with the Viqar robbed E seva centre in Malakpet and Santoshnagar using air gun. With the cash they looted they purchased a England made and US made 7.65 mm pistols from Jhansi
and Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh. On June 7 in 2010 he had committed theft of scooter in Uppal police station limits and another automobile theft in Kagdapith PS limits in Ahmedabad and killing of constable Vinay in
Mananinagar. It was his associated Suleman alias Amjad who accompanied him to UP to purchase the weapons. He also took part in several robberies committed by Viqar.
During his stay in Ahmedabad with the help of local politician Zubair Viqar could get a plot in government land and constructed a room in t. He had shifted all his operations into the room.
Viqar confessed to police that he was inspired by the book written by Maulana Aleem Islahi of Saidabad on martyrs. Police said that the Viqar confessed that it was mentioned in the book that the terror suspect Fasiuddin is a martyr. Fasiuddin of Nalgonda is a terror suspect who was killed in police encounter. Viqar also mentioned that he had differed with DJS chief Mahbub Ali over the Macca Masjid blasts. “DJS chief was opining that it was handiwork of Shahed Bilal but I told him Sangh Parivar is involved. I differed from DJS on this,” Viqar told police.
Viqar had downloaded literature related to Jihad from Al-Nusra and Al furkhan websites. Viqar told police that he used his laptop to make letters and the logo was designed on the lines of Indian Mujahideen.
He came to city three days prior to Falkanuma incident from Ahmedabad and struck.
Viqar confessed to police that Dr Haneef and others were with him from 2008.

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