Terrorist planned to explode 20 bombs in Delhi: Police
Militants were planning to strike terror by exploding bombs in Nehru Place.
By PTI |
NEW DELHI: With the arrest of three more militants of the Indian Mujahideen allegedly involved in the serial blasts here, Delhi police today claimed that the terror module was planning to explode at least 20 bombs in several places in the national capital, including Nehru Place.
The IM militants were planning to strike terror by exploding bombs in Nehru Place, a locality which houses several multi-storeyed buildings, and other parts of the capital, Deputy Commissioner of Police (South) H G S Dhaliwal told reporters.
Zia-ur-Rehman, Shakir Nishar and Mohammad Shakil were arrested early this morning from Jamia Nagar, the locality where two terrorists, including the "main man" Atif were killed in a gun battle with police on Friday.
Police also arrested Abdul Rehman, the caretaker of Batla House where the terrorists were residing on charges of cheating and forgery. Rehman, the father of the arrested Zia allegedly forged the signature of the owner of the house. The encounter had taken place in that house.
During the interrogation of Mohd Saif and Zeeshan who were arrested on Friday, police claimed that they told investigators that Shakeel had planted the bomb in Gaffar market in Karol Bagh.
Dhaliwal said Zia and Shakeel planted bombs in the Maninagar area in the heart of Ahmedabad during the July 26 serial blasts.
The Delhi police had yesterday claimed that they have uncovered the conspiracy behind the attacks in the capital and in Jaipur and Ahmedabad saying they were carried out by terrorists of Indian Mujahideen and SIMI in league with Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba.
Dhaliwal said, Shakil was a student of Jamia University where he was pursuing second year MA (Economics), while Zia was a student of third year BA in the same institution. Nishar was doing an MBA course through distant education mode from Sikkim Manipal University.
Zia provided logistics support to the group while Shakil was a ideologue who indoctrinated the other members and kept a watch on them in the absence of Atif.
"The terrorists planted bombs in the evening to cause maximum casualty," he said. They used to wrap the bombs in two polythene covers and was asked by mastermind Atif to put garbage in the polythene bags so that no body suspected them, he said.
The IM militants were planning to strike terror by exploding bombs in Nehru Place, a locality which houses several multi-storeyed buildings, and other parts of the capital, Deputy Commissioner of Police (South) H G S Dhaliwal told reporters.
Zia-ur-Rehman, Shakir Nishar and Mohammad Shakil were arrested early this morning from Jamia Nagar, the locality where two terrorists, including the "main man" Atif were killed in a gun battle with police on Friday.
Police also arrested Abdul Rehman, the caretaker of Batla House where the terrorists were residing on charges of cheating and forgery. Rehman, the father of the arrested Zia allegedly forged the signature of the owner of the house. The encounter had taken place in that house.
During the interrogation of Mohd Saif and Zeeshan who were arrested on Friday, police claimed that they told investigators that Shakeel had planted the bomb in Gaffar market in Karol Bagh.
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Dhaliwal said Zia and Shakeel planted bombs in the Maninagar area in the heart of Ahmedabad during the July 26 serial blasts.
The Delhi police had yesterday claimed that they have uncovered the conspiracy behind the attacks in the capital and in Jaipur and Ahmedabad saying they were carried out by terrorists of Indian Mujahideen and SIMI in league with Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba.
Dhaliwal said, Shakil was a student of Jamia University where he was pursuing second year MA (Economics), while Zia was a student of third year BA in the same institution. Nishar was doing an MBA course through distant education mode from Sikkim Manipal University.
Zia provided logistics support to the group while Shakil was a ideologue who indoctrinated the other members and kept a watch on them in the absence of Atif.
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"The terrorists planted bombs in the evening to cause maximum casualty," he said. They used to wrap the bombs in two polythene covers and was asked by mastermind Atif to put garbage in the polythene bags so that no body suspected them, he said.
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