IM chief Yasin Bhatkal and his aide Asadullah arrested in Hyderabad Bodh Gaya conspiracy case by NIA

Udumula Sudhakar Reddy

National Investigation Agency Delhi unit on

Thursday have shown Yasin Bhatkal and Asadullah Akhatar’s arrest

officially in IM terror conspiracy to carry out attacks in Hyderabad

and Bodh Gaya. The case is regarding conducting recce on the

instructions of Yasin Bhatkal in July 2012, by Maqbool aided by other

IM terror suspect Imran Khan at Dilkushnagar, Begum Bazaar and Abids

in Hyderabad. This conspiracy case is different from Dilshuknagar

blasts case. Sources said they will be later brought to city in

Dilshuknagar bomb blasts case on Prisoner Transit warrant later.

NIA in a statement said ,”reliable source information was received by

the NIA that two terrorists of Indian Mujahideen Yasin Bhatkal,

Asadullah were going to meet in East Champaran area (near Raxaul),

Bihar sometime on 28th and29th August 2013, to plan and execute some

terrorist acts.This reliable source input was shared with the Bihar

Police; and in a joint operation of NIA with Bihar Police, the

terrorists of Indian Mujahideen were arrested and produced before the

Court of Ld. CJM Motihari,”

NIA said it is noteworthy to mention that, the two IM terrorists were

wanted by NIA and the local police of several States in a number of

terror cases. NIA has issued NBWs against the duo on July 18 in 2013

in IM terror conspiracy case and a reward of Rs 10 lakh is on their

heads.

Five Indian Mujahideen operatives including Obaid Ur Rehman of

Hyderabad and Syed Maqbool of Nanded were already in July 2013 by NIA

connection with conspiracy case.

Chargesheet then named Mohammed Danish Ansari of Darbhanga in Bihar,

Mohammed Aftab Alam of Purnea in Bihar and Imran Khan alias Zakaria of

Nanded in Maharasthra.

These chargesheets are not(NOT) regarding the terror explosion cases

of Dilshuknagar twin blasts in February 21 this year that claimed 16

lives after IEDs are placed near Konark and Venkatdri theatres and

Bodh Gaya strikes but for the conspiracies to carry out these attacks.

The plot was revealed in 2012 much ahead of the blasts. The case was

then booked by Delhi police and accused were arrested with the help of

AP police.

NIA that IM operatives planned a suicide bomb attack in Bodh Gaya in

Bihar to avenge attacks on Muslims in Myanmar, and also imparted

training to those responsible for a couple of low-intensity bomb

blasts in Pune in 2012. It is alleged that in July 2012, Maqbool aided

other IM terror suspect Imran Khan did a recce of Dilkushnagar, Begum

Bazaar and Abids in Hyderabad. He was said to be acting on the

instructions of the most wanted terror suspect, Riyaz Bhatkal. Syed

Maqbool alias Zuber, a former convict from AP was arrested by Delhi

police in November 2012 with the help of Counter Intelligence sleuths

in Shaheen Nagar in the city. NIA alleged Maqbool is a bomb maker and

taught other IM suspects how to make improvised explosive devices.

The latest Chargesheet was filed under 121 A (waging or attempting to

wage war against nation) and 123 (concealing with intent to facilitate

waging war) of IPC and Unlawful Activities Prevention Act.

The FIR was registered in 2012 September against 12 IM operatives

including Yasin Bhatkal the man w o is now suspected to have planted

bombs in Dilshuknagar. His brothers Riyaz Bhatkal and Yasin Bhatkal

and IM founder Amir Reza Khan, Mohammed Sajid alias Bada Sajid and

others.

TEN KEY SUSPECTS OF IM STILL ON RUN

The arrest of Yasin Bhatkal and his aide Asadullah Akhtar is not the
end of the road for Indian Mujahideen. Ten of top Indian Mujahideen terror suspects
including two of the Iqbal brothers are still absconding.
All these potential terror suspects are involved in several bombings in the city and
other States.
Mohammed Tehseen Akhtar of Bihar, Riyaz Bhatkal, Iqbal; Bhatkal of Karnataka, , Mohammed
Ismail Choudary of Hyderabad, Amir Reza Khan of West Bengal, Dr Shahnawaz Alam of
Azamghar, Ariz Khan, Bada Sajid, Mohammed Khalid, Mirza Shadaab of Azamgarh in Uttar
Pradesh are still on run and wanted by NIA and several state police.

It is suspected that there are several other terror sleeper cells.

DILSHUKNAGAR BOMBERS TO REVEAL LOCAL SLEEPER CELLS

: The arrest of two key suspects in Dilshuknagarbombing Yasin Bhatkal alias Ahmed Siddibappa chief  of Indian
Mujahideen and his close aide Asadullah Akhtar alias Tabrez not only
solved the case but State police are confident that their
interrogation will throw more light on local sleeper cells of IM and
as well as Gokul and Lumbini bomb blasts of 2008 in which Yasin’s
brothers Riyaz and Iqbal Bhatkal were involved.
Yasin and  Asadullah were on the list of Dilshuknagar bombers prepared
by both State police and National Investigation agency after they got
their visuals from CC TV. Since February 2013 after the blasts NIA and
State police units launched hunt for them naming them as key suspects.
NIA Hyderabad teams lead by DIG Ravi Shankar Ayyanar which are probing
Dilshuknagar twin blasts and another team of Counter Intelligence
sleuths left to Delhi to grill the duo. They are being brought to
Delhi from Bihar.

The focus of interrogation will be that how they planned and executed
the Dilshuknagar blasts and who are the others involved both in the
country and across the border. Police also prepared questions
regarding local modules that may have helped them in procuring
bicycles and giving shelter.
“From Delhi we are trying to bring them to city if possible after
Saturday as Dilshuknagar bomb blasts case is most recent one in which
they are confirmed to have been involved. As several police units of
other States and national agencies want to question him they have to
be given slots. Depending on this we may bring him to the city,” said
a senior police official of Intelligence department.
Police said Yasin Bhatkal name didn't figure in 2011 twin blasts of
Lumbini and Gokul Chat however his brothers Riyaz and Iqbal are wanted
by the State police in the case and duo are believed to be hiding in
Pakistan.
“Yasin was in touch with his brothers regularly on mails. His
interrogation will also throw more light on 2008 blasts,” said an
official.
In 2009 after the busting of first IM module Yasin’s brothers Riyaz
and Iqbal fled to Pakistan. And his brother Yasin took up as the chief
of IM and  involved in the blasts. Asadullah Akhtar is a native of
Azamgarh in Uttar Pradesh.