1993 Mumbai blasts accused held in U.P. after 24 years

He played a role in landing explosives supplied by Memon

July 09, 2017 08:00 am | Updated 08:00 am IST

Qadeer Ahmed, an accused in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts, was on Saturday arrested from his native district of Bijnore in western Uttar Pradesh, 24 years after the attack.

He was arrested in a joint operation by the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terror Squad and the Gujarat Anti-Terror Squad, a U.P. ATS spokesperson said. Ahmed is an accused under TADA (Terrorist and Disruptive Activities Prevention Act) and has been absconding all these years.

250 persons were killed

He is alleged to have played a role in the landing of weapons and explosives in Jamnagar in Gujarat, supplied by Tiger Memon for the blasts.

Memon is one of the alleged prime masterminds of the devastating attacks that left more than 250 persons dead.

“The U.P. ATS and the Gujarat police are questioning Qadeer Ahmed,” said Aseem Arun, Inspector General, U.P. ATS. The police said the accused would be produced before a magistrate and taken to Gujarat on a transit remand for further investigation.

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