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15 terror suspects arrested

Rahi Gaikwad

Involved in Ahmedabad blasts

Ten arrested in Mangalore
Engineers among those nabbed

Mumbai: The Mumbai police have arrested 15 new terror suspects since September 24, Joint Commissioner (Crime), Mumbai, Rakesh Maria told journalists at a press conference here on Monday, bringing up the total arrests so far to 20.

They were arrested from Mumbai, Pune, Parbhani, Uttar Pradesh and Mangalore.

On September 28, the police arrested Asif Bashir Shaikh alias Hasan alias Mahmood (22), a mechanical engineer who allegedly played an active role in the Surat blast bid; Mohamed Mansoor Asgar Peerbhoy alias Munawar alias Mannu (31), a computer engineer involved in sending terror e-mails; Mubin Kadar Shaikh alias Salman (24), a Computer Science graduate also involved in terror mails; and Mohamed Atique Mohamed Iqbal alias Musab (25), a Computer Science graduate, and an active member of an Indian Mujahideen module.

On October 4 Dastagir Phiroz Mujawar alias Afrosh alias Mujib (25), a Commerce graduate involved in imparting training to jihadi activists was arrested.

Ten suspects were arrested on October 5 in Mangalore. They are Mohamed Akbar Ismail Chadhary alias Sayed alias Yakub (28), a driver-cum-computer mechanic involved in the Surat blast bid; Anique Shafique alias Khalid (27), a computer and mobile retailer involved in the Ahmedabad blasts; Majid Akhtar Shaikh alias Naseem (26), owner of a computer and mobile repair shop and Javed Mohamed Ali (19), who studied in the School of Quranic Studies were active members of an IM module and participated in criminal conspiracy; Yasir Anis Syed alias Huzefa (20), a mobile repairman and Farooq Sharfuddin Tarkash alias Abdullah (25), a Commerce graduate were active members of an IM module. They were trained at Bhatkal in Karnataka and were part of a criminal conspiracy.

Fazal-e-Rehman Mus Khan Durani (23), a robber as per police records and Ahmed Bawa Abubakar (33), a farm worker were involved in planting of bombs in Surat and in the Ahmedabad blasts.

Mohamed Ali Ahmed (44) and Syed Mohamed Noushad alias Sayedna (25), both civil contractors at Mangalore ran a safe house for IM members and were involved in the Surat blast bid.

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