A SIMI operative was arrested from Kota area under Saraswati Nagar police station on Friday and was presented in a local court that sent him on police custody remand till December 16, confirmed Inspector General of Police (Raipur) GP Singh.
According to police the accused was identified as Saleem Ahmad resident of Pandri area. The accused was arrested on Intelligence inputs after his connection with banned outfit SIMI was clear, police informed.
Saleem Ahmad was working with the group of Umer Siddiqui who is the master mind of Bodh Gaya temple complex blast, the IGP informed. “In recent past a meeting of SIMI activists was held at a secluded location in the jungles of Barnawapara forest. The meeting was attended by several extremists like Abu Faizal and others. It was Saleem who had made arrangements for holding the meet. Abu had provided shelters, vehicles and other support for conducting meeting,” IGP Singh told The Pioneer over the telephone.
Noteworthy here is that Umer Siddhiqui had also planned to carry out attack on Narendra Modi during his rallies in Kanpur, Delhi and Ambikapur. Police claimed that Abdul Wahid Khan (54) an auto driver of Pandri who also has been arrested was allegedly preparing suicide bombers for carrying out their evil design. Son for Umer Siddiqui was also arrested in this connection.
National Investigating Agency has taken Umer Siddiqui and Azharuddin Samshuddin Qureshi in their custody. The others arrested in connection with SIMSI network exposure case are, Roshan Sheikh (35), Hayat Khan (45), Abdul Aziz (45), Sheikh Ajijullah (38), Moinuddin Kureshi (37), Md Dawood (38), Md Aslam (28) and Sheikh Subhan (48), Mohammed Saeed Abdul Jaleel (50), Azharuddin Samshuddin Qureshi (19)and Aamer Bin Wahid (19) who is the son of Ummer Siddiqui.