Four suspected activists of banned outfit SIMI (Student Islamic Movement of India) were arrested in Raipur, informed Director General of Police Ramniwas on Friday.
“The arrested accused were providing the shelter and operational backup to the SIMI members. We are also probing their connection with Bihar blasts,” DGP told The Pioneer. According to police an auto driver- Abdul Wahid Khan resident of (54) Pandri area and Uber Sidhhiqui (35) who runs a coaching in Raja Talab area were taken into police custody for their alleged links with SIMI. The local police were following the movement of the duo and keeping a close eye on the them from past few weeks and after finding their connection with Banned outfit link the duo were rounded up, police said.
Police sources informed that a person by name Ajimullah was also picked up on Friday morning for questioning. Superintendent of police OP Pal talking with The Pioneer over phone informed that apart from Ajimullah few more persons were rounded up for questioning their connection with SIMI.
“They are being thoroughly interrogated in this connection”, he added. According to the police sources, the step is being considered significant from security point of view as election process is underway in the state where several political bigwigs including Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Narendra Modi are visiting for election campaigning.
Sources further said few months back a terrorist Abu Faizal alias Doctor, Ejajjudin alias Eijaj, Mehboob alias Guddu, Asalam, Amzad and Zakir Hussain had escaped from Khandawa jail. Police learned that these terrorists had connection with Umer Siddiqui and following the precise intelligence inputs the accused were rounded up. Umer Siddiqui had got Indian Mujahidin (IM) operative Iqurar married with daughter of Abdul Vahid in 2011. He had also organized a meeting of Chhattisgarh unit of IM about 40 to 50 kms away from Raipur, police said.