Mumbai Police files chargesheet against 21 IM operatives for blasts
The Mumbai Police, on Tuesday, filed an 1,800-page chargesheet against 21 persons, who are allegedly members of terror outfit Indian Mujahideen (IM).
By ET Bureau |
MUMBAI: The Mumbai Police, on Tuesday, filed an 1,800-page chargesheet against 21 persons, who are allegedly members of terror outfit Indian Mujahideen (IM). The chargesheet was filed before a special Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (Mcoca) Court in connection with the execution of the bomb blasts in Delhi, Ahmedabad and Surat last year.
The accused have been charged with the stringent Mcoca and various sections of the Indian Penal Code among which are waging a war against the country, Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, Explosives Act, Arms Act, and Information Technology Act. The court has further remanded the 21 accused to judicial custody till March 25.
According to the chargesheet, the accused Riyaz Bhatkal and his brother Iqbal, the alleged founders of IM, were earlier operatives of the banned Students Islamic Movement of India (Simi). ���After Simi was banned, they formed a terrorist module called the Indian Mujahideen and started recruiting Muslim youth by influencing and indoctrinating them in a systematic and organised manner in the name of Jihad,��� it stated.
The accused were taken by Bhatkal to Pakistan via Dubai and Bangladesh for receiving terrorist training, the chargesheet further stated. ���After returning to India, the accused started participating under the banner of Indian Mujahideen as per the directions of Bhatkal brothers and Amir Raza (another wanted accused in this case) in terrorist activities in various cities like Delhi, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Ahmedabad,��� it added.
Mansoor Peerbhoy, who is in custody and is said to have headed the ���Media cell��� of IM, had sent emails to media houses minutes before the Ahmedabad and Delhi blasts by hacking into unsecured wireless internet accounts. This was stated in the chargesheet, which also mentioned that the IP addresses from where the emails were sent were traced back to a college in Matunga and an office in Chembur.
According to the chargesheet, the emails insulted and outraged religious feelings by using malicious words and phrases for waging war against the nation. Others who are wanted and accused in the case are Abu Rashid, Amin Shaikh and Mohammad Khan. According to the chargesheet, they are based in Pakistan according to the chargesheet.
The accused have been charged with the stringent Mcoca and various sections of the Indian Penal Code among which are waging a war against the country, Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, Explosives Act, Arms Act, and Information Technology Act. The court has further remanded the 21 accused to judicial custody till March 25.
According to the chargesheet, the accused Riyaz Bhatkal and his brother Iqbal, the alleged founders of IM, were earlier operatives of the banned Students Islamic Movement of India (Simi). ���After Simi was banned, they formed a terrorist module called the Indian Mujahideen and started recruiting Muslim youth by influencing and indoctrinating them in a systematic and organised manner in the name of Jihad,��� it stated.
The accused were taken by Bhatkal to Pakistan via Dubai and Bangladesh for receiving terrorist training, the chargesheet further stated. ���After returning to India, the accused started participating under the banner of Indian Mujahideen as per the directions of Bhatkal brothers and Amir Raza (another wanted accused in this case) in terrorist activities in various cities like Delhi, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Ahmedabad,��� it added.
Mansoor Peerbhoy, who is in custody and is said to have headed the ���Media cell��� of IM, had sent emails to media houses minutes before the Ahmedabad and Delhi blasts by hacking into unsecured wireless internet accounts. This was stated in the chargesheet, which also mentioned that the IP addresses from where the emails were sent were traced back to a college in Matunga and an office in Chembur.
According to the chargesheet, the emails insulted and outraged religious feelings by using malicious words and phrases for waging war against the nation. Others who are wanted and accused in the case are Abu Rashid, Amin Shaikh and Mohammad Khan. According to the chargesheet, they are based in Pakistan according to the chargesheet.
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