Bengaluru police foils terror plot, five held
On Wednesday, a major terror plot was averted in Bengaluru where the suspected terrorists planned to trigger a blast.
According to reports, the Central Crime Branch arrested the five suspected terrorists from different areas of the city, jointly with the intelligence department.
Police also seized bomb-making materials and weapons from their possession. “We are further looking into the matter,” officials said.
The suspects were involved in planning a huge explosion in the city. All the terror suspects are linked to Jamaat-e-Islami. The five suspected terrorists are from different areas of Karnataka’s capital city.
“The five accused, identified as Sayed Suhel, Umar, Junaid, Mudasir, and Jahid, were accused in a 2017 murder case and were in Parappana Agrahara Central jail where they came in contact with terrorists,” CCB officials said.
Police Commissioner B Dayananda said that based on credible information, the Bengaluru City Crime Branch has been successful in preventing a possible subversive activity.
“We have arrested five accused in this connection, from whom we have been able to recover or seize seven country-made pistols, 45 live rounds, walkie-talkie sets, dragger, and 12 mobile sets,” he told media persons.
Preliminary interrogation of the accused revealed that they along with another accused, who was absconding and is now abroad, were involved in a murder case in RT Nagar in Bengaluru.
While they were in jail, they came in contact with T Nazeer, one of the main accused in the 2008 serial blast case. The Police Commissioner said that Nazeer seems to have radicalized these persons, especially the one who is absconding.
“The person who is currently abroad activated this module and supplied weapons and other equipment for carrying out certain subversive activities,” he said.
“Further details need to be ascertained. Once detailed interrogation is done, we will be able to share more details,” the commissioner added.
[With Inputs from IANS]
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