The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has declared cash reward of Rs 10 lakh on the heads of four terrorists wanted in connection with blast cases in Bihar informed Inspector General of Police (Raipur) GP Singh on Sunday. Three more persons have been arrested in this connection allegedly having links with banned SIMI network, he said.
According to police sources, the arrested accused were identified as Shekh Habibullah (33) son of Ahmed Mansoor resident of Pandri, Hayat Khan alias Raju Mistrey (45) son of Noor Khan resident of Tundar para Gudhiyari and Roshan Khan (32) son of Gulam Hussain resident of Ashok Nagar Gudhiyari. Sheikh Habihullah used to sell books while Hayat Khan was a motor mechanic and Roshan Khan a photo frame maker. Police found SIMI documents including a magazine of SIMI passport and membership form of SIMI from their possession.
Notably Abdullah Haider, resident of Aurangabad in Bihar is believed to be the conniver of blasts in Bihar and was hiding in Raipur after executing the blasts. He, however, managed to escape from the city alongwith his aides after police arrested two SIMI activists Umer Siddiqui and Abdul Wahid on November 15. The IGP informed that teams of NIA, Madhya Pradesh Police and Maharashtra police were in Raipur to interrogate Umer Siddiqui and Abdul Wahid along with other accused who were arrested on November 15.
Sources also revealed that Siddiqui and Wahid were entrusted to gather funds for SIMI activities. Notably, according to the police, Abdullah was living in Raipur after executing the blasts in Patna along with two of his aides. Siddiqui was also assigned the task for building SIMI network in the city.
Police sources informed that Abdullah had identified himself as a student and had taken a house on rent. Since staying in hotels required an ID proof, Abdullah who is an operative of Indian Mujahideen (IM) a banned terrorist organization, decided to take a house on rent. It was Siddiqui who had helped Abdullah to get a house rented, police said.