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Islamist extremism related incidents in Karnataka 2008-2009

2009

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March 3

Bangalore

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.

2 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.

1 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.


2008

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October 27

Belgaum

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

Bangalore

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

Bijapur

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

Belgaum

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

Ramanagaram

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

Bangalore

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

Belgaum

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

Hubli

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

Mysore

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

Bangalore

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

Bangalore

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

Dharwad

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

Honnali

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

Bangalore

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

Bangalore

 

 

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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