Delhi cops’ hunt draws a blank
Delhi cops say suspect might have been misleading them
By : k.k. abdul rahoof
Update: 2015-10-10 05:01 GMT
Hyderabad: Intelligence officials from Delhi questioned two madrasa teachers and owners of the institutions in Hyderabad on Friday in connection with a suspected terror plot.
The officials reached Hyderabad after one Basha was arrested with a gun. He had claimed that he had been funded by two people from Hyderabad to kill a VVIP in Delhi. The two teachers, however, were let off after the officials realised that they were not involved. After hours of questioning the two and searching the madrasas, the investigating officials were convinced that the teachers did not give money to Basha.
No proof found against two madrasa teachers:
Investigating officials also could not confirm if a terror plot claimed by the accused was real. They suspect that it might have been a case of extortion, which the accused was trying to portray as a “terror plot” to mislead them. “Basha apparently misdirected the police to Hyderabad in order to cover up his plans after he was arrested with a firearm and two bullets. After investigation, it was found that the two Hyderabadis were not involved,” said an official.
The episode unfolded with officials from Delhi arriving in Hyderabad on Friday. Cops picked up the two madrasa teachers from Nallakunta and Chintalmet to question them. Both were asked if they knew Basha. “Basha had visited Hyderabad a month ago and had come to their madrasas claiming he was a researcher. He also told them that he would make a website for their madrasas, and demanded money. However, they refused to pay before the work was done,” said an official.
Later, Basha contacted them again seeking money. “During questioning, the two teachers maintained that they had not paid Basha in any form. Officials from Delhi searched the madrasa in Chintalmet and verified the mobile phones and computers of the teachers,” said a source. A senior official from Hyderabad police said that the Delhi police went back as they could not collect any evidence regarding the terror plot.
IM man accused in city blasts case:
Zainul Abideen, the second terror suspect, who was detained in Saudi Arabia, has been confirmed as an Indian Mujahideen operative who had supplied explosives used in the Dilsukhnagar blasts. A TS intelligence official said, “Abu Sufiyan, 45, alias Asadullah Khan, a native of Masab Tank, is in the list of 32 terror suspects wanted by the TS police.
His two brothers live in Saudi Arabia. He was involved in crime number 384 of 2012 of the Bengaluru terror module. He is a recruiter but there are no criminal cases against him with us, except for his involvement in Bengaluru. He was in regular touch with missing terror suspects from Hyderabad.”
“However, a few reports say that the suspect detained in Saudi is actually Mufti Sufiyan from Gujarat who was involved in the Haren Pandya murder case. We are yet to get clarity from central agencies. After getting clarity we can confirm whether he is from Hyderabad or Gujarat.”
Zainul Abideen is a native of Bhatkal in Karnataka. He supplied explosives to IM operatives involved in serials blasts including the Dilsukhnagar blasts. Abideen had fled to Saudi Arabia after the Dilsukhnagar blasts in 2013.