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Islamist extremism related incidents
in Karnataka 2008-2009
2009
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Incident
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March 3
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Bangalore
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A team of the Research and Analysis
Wing (R and AW) personnel reportedly tracked down an absconding
accused in the Bangalore serial blasts case in Muscat, and sneaked
him out of Oman, since India doesn't have an extradition treaty
with that country. Sarfaraz Nawaz, 32, who allegedly played a
major role in financing the Bangalore blasts, had reportedly sought
refuge in Muscat. Investigating officials told that an R and AW
team managed to track down Nawaz in Muscat. They added that Nawaz
was ''smuggled into'' Bangalore on a chartered aircraft and the
Bangalore Police are currently questioning him. Abdul Sattar,
the prime accused in the case, had revealed Nawaz''s role in the
serial blasts during his interrogation. Nawaz was reportedly close
to Riyaz Bhatkal, a key LeT operative, who later took over the
charge of the Indian Mujahideen.
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February 13 |
Bangalore |
The Police arrested two unidentified Indian Mujahideen
(IM) cadres from an unspecified place in the capital city for
their alleged involvement in the Mumbai terrorist attacks of November
26, 2008. Sources said the main accused in the Bangalore blasts
case, Abdul Sattar, who is presently in Police custody, had revealed
the whereabouts of the other two accused during interrogation.
These militants, along with Abdul Sattar, are reported to be part
of the Shahabuddin Brigade, a south India module of the IM.
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February 7 |
Bangalore |
The Police arrested nine Kerala-based terrorists
of the Indian Mujahideen outfit in connection with the July 25,
2008 serial bomb blasts. They were identified as Abdul Sattar
alias Sainuddin, his son Sarfuddin, Abdul Jabber, Mujeeb
Mohiddin, Faizal Abdul Rehman, Abdul Jaleel Moosa, Manaf Mohammad
alias Rahees, Badruddin Noor Ahmed and Sakariya. Most of
the arrested had been named in the charge-sheet filed by the Special
Investigation Team (SIT) of the Kerala Police before the Additional
Chief Judicial Magistrate Court at Thalassery.
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2008
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October 27
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Belgaum
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The Belgaum police arrested two
terror suspects, identified as Nasir Abdul Majeed Rangarez (29)
of Azadnagar and Naveed Muneersab Qazi (28) of Mahanteshnagar,
from different localities in the city alleged to be involved in
terrorist activities.
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September 25
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Bangalore
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A SIMI cadre was arrested in connection
with the serial blasts in Bangalore on July 25. Mohammad Samee
Bagewadi alias Mohammad Samee attended most of the important camps
organised by the SIMI at Castle Rock near Hubli in Karnataka,
Vagamon in Kerala and other places and also underwent training
in these camps. Bagewadi, a resident of Bijapur, was allegedly
influenced by SIMI's ideology, and was closely associated with
its leaders such as Safdar Nagori, Hafeez Hussain alias Adnan,
Shibly, Tauqeer, Shahbaaz, Abu Bashar and others, police sources
said.
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August 19
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Bijapur
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A team of the Gujarat ATS arrested
dentist Mohammed Salim Honali (31). Honali used to work with the
MA Rangoonwala College of Dental Sciences and Research Centre
at the Azam Campus in Pune till May 2008 before he was laid off.
ATS officials suspect that Honali not only had a significant role
in the recent Ahmedabad blasts but was also brainwashing other
youth to bring them into the radical fold. ATS officials said
jihadi literature was recovered from all four suspects.
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August 5
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Belgaum
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The Anti-Terrorist Cell (ATC)
attached to the Belgaum district Police arrested three suspected
SIMI cadres. They were identified as Naveed Khaji and Ansar Nizami,
both from Malmaruti area, and Sadiq Mulla of Azad Nagar. The arrest
took place on the basis of information given by suspected SIMI
cadres Tanveer Mulla and Iqbal Jakati, who were arrested recently.
With the arrest of these three, the number of arrested suspected
SIMI activists in the district rose to 11.
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July 27
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Ramanagaram
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The Karnataka Police recovered
seven kilograms of explosive material from Channapatna in the
Ramanagaram district, a place where an explosion had occurred
on July 24.
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July 25
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Bangalore
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One woman was killed and seven persons
injured in a series of eight low intensity blasts. The explosions
were reported within 45 minutes from 1.15 pm (IST). The first
explosion occurred at a bus stop near the Madivala check post,
off the busy Hosur Road, around 1.15 pm. Sudha Ravi, who was waiting
for a bus with her husband, was killed on the spot, while two
persons were injured. Two more explosives went off in the adjoining
Adugodi area, injuring three persons. Similar low-intensity explosions
were reported from three places on Mysore Road and at two spots
in the heart of the city — near the Mallya Hospital and near the
Rashtriya Military School on the Langford Road.
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May 27
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Belgaum
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Police arrested a Students Islamic
Movement of India (SIMI) cadre, identified as Nasir Liyaqat Ali
Patel, for allegedly spreading messages of hatred. Police also
recovered the hard disc from his computer.
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May 10
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Hubli
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An explosion at the district court
caused extensive damage to the premises although no casualties
were reported. The explosive was placed under the witness box
of the JMFC court hall and was reportedly detonated by a mobile
phone. Police Commissioner Narayana Nadamani later stated that
as per preliminary investigations, the explosion could be the
handiwork of the banned Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and SIMI.
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April 27
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Mysore
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A combined team of the Manipur
and Karnataka Police arrested six People’s United Liberation Front
(PULF) militants from a hotel in Mysore. They were identified
as ‘general secretary’ Mohammed Ibrahim alias Qusi alias M.I.
Khan, ‘secretary external affairs and chief of army’ Mohammed
Nurjaman alias Deny, ‘organisation-cum-publicity-secretary’ Mohammed
Abdul Jabbar alias Belal Khan, ‘deputy commander in-chief-cum-finance
secretary’ Mohammed Nasir Khan alias Thadoi alias Keshorjit alias
Boy, ‘private’ Mohammed Mustafa and ‘private’ Mohammed Nur Safi.
Four mobile phones and incriminating documents were recovered
from them.
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February 26
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Bangalore
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Police arrested a Bangalore resident
Syed Sameer alias Sameer Sadaq from Gurappanapalya for his suspected
links with the SIMI. He is reportedly an associate of the arrested
software engineer and SIMI functionary Mohammed Yahya Kammakutty
who was arrested on February 21. Sameer was earlier arrested by
the Gujarat Police in 2004 for his association with the SIMI.
Bangalore Police suspects that Sameer attended SIMI meetings held
in November 2007 on the outskirts of Hubli and the forests abutting
Goa, which were attended by 25 SIMI activists from Karnataka,
Kerala and Uttar Pradesh.
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February 21
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Bangalore
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Police arrested a software engineer,
Mohammed Yahya Kammakutty, for suspected links with the banned
SIMI from Guruappanapalya under Mico Layout police station limits.
However, four of his accomplices escaped during the police operation.
He is a native of Kerala and was working in a leading multinational
information technology company in the city and he was reportedly
under watch by the Bangalore Police for the past few days.
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February 12
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Dharwad
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The Corps of Detectives, while
investigating a terrorist module unearthed by the Davangere police,
arrested an electrician, Shakeel, for his alleged links with the
SIMI. Shakeel was a resident of Koppadakeri in the Dharwad district
and had helped the SIMI activists to hold two meetings, one near
the Mastansab Darga on Saudatti Road and the other at the Halligere
forests in Hubli in November 2007. Shakeel reportedly participated
in these meetings where some 25 SIMI activists from Karnataka,
Uttar Pradesh and Kerala allegedly discussed plans to carry out
acts of sabotage.
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January 28
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Honnali
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Karnataka Police arrested a cook,
Mohammed Riazuddin Nasir, and a medical student, Assadullah Abbubukar,
for alleged terrorist links. The duo revealed that they had plans
of bombing the Hubli airport. The police recovered some CDs and
maps of various installations from the duo. Nasir later confessed
that he had visited Goa immediately after the twin blasts in Hyderabad
on August 25, 2007 to identify beaches for organising serial bomb
blasts.
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August 17
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Bangalore
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Police foiled a plot
to trigger explosions in the city by arresting a four-member gang
near Dattatreya Temple in the Banashankari area. A revolver, ten
detonators, 20 gelatin sticks and other weapons were recovered
from Asgar alias Asgar Pasha bin Abdul Rasheed and Umar bin Mohammad
Sharif, both from Bangalore, Jilani bin Wallisab of Desnur village
in the Bellary district and Mohammad Zaheer bin Shafiulla Khan
of Kowl Bazaar Street in Bellary. City Police Commissioner, N.
Achutha Rao, said that another accused Sameer is absconding.
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January 5
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Bangalore
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Police arrested Imran
alias Bilal, a suspected terrorist hailing from Jammu and Kashmir.
A bag containing an AK-47 assault rifle, 300 live rounds of AK-47
ammunition, four AK-47 magazines, five hand grenades, a satellite
phone, mobile phones, SIM cards, a Bangalore city map and other
documents was seized from him.
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