Arrested Indian Mujahideen men 'confess' role in 7/11 |
ಪ್ರಕಟಿಸಿದ ದಿನಾಂಕ : 2008-10-15
15 Oct 2008, S Ahmed Ali,TNN
MUMBAI: Even while a trial is pending against 13 men for planning and executing the deadly 7/11 serial train blasts in Mumbai, three recently arrested terrorists have reportedly confessed to police that they were part of a separate module of nine men who triggered the blasts.
Sadiq Shaikh, the alleged co-founder of the Indian Mujahideen, who was arrested on September 24 in Mumbai; Arif Shaikh, who was held along with Sadiq; and Saif, who was held following the Jamia Nagar shootout on September 19, police say, are claiming they were the ones who caused the July 11, 2006, blasts in Mumbai's local trains.
The terrorists, police sources claim, said they were acting on the orders of mastermind Riyaz Bhatkal of Karnataka.
The other five men that the IM module named include Mohammad Atif Amin and Mohammed Sajid, who were killed in the Delhi shootout; Zeeshan, who was arrested after the shootout; and Saif's brother Dr Shahnawaz Khan and Abu Rashid, both of whom are absconding.
Sadiq and Arif were among the 20 men, who, police said on October 6, were part of a terror module causing blasts across the country since 2005 on the orders of Pakistan-based Amir Raza and Bhatkal.
The new revelations, if found true, would leave the Mumbai police red-faced and could stall the ongoing trial in a MCOCA court against 13 men for the 7/11 blasts. The trial is currently stalled as the 13 have challenged the application of MCOCA against them. KPS Raghuvanshi, who was joint commissioner of ATS when the 13 were arrested, said, "As far as I know, there is enough evidence against all 13 men."
DGP A N Roy, who was Mumbai police chief when the blasts occurred and the 13 were nabbed, said the latest confessions could be an al-Qaida ploy to confuse investigations and trials against terrorists.
Interestingly, JCP (Crime) Rakesh Maria had told the press on October 6 that the terrorists arrested recently were involved in 7/11 blasts. TOI had front-paged this on October 7. The blasts killed 188 and injured over 800.
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