Indian Mujahideen waged war against India: NIA

Hyderabad: The three charge-sheets filed by the National Investigation Agency in the case against five members of the Indian Mujahideen who were pronounced guilty by an NIA court on Tuesday, say that the Indian Mujahideen had hatched a conspiracy to wage war against India and had decided to carry out bomb blasts in Hyderabad “to create terror among people.”

Riyaz Bhatkal, who is named as the first accused in the case, and who has not been caught, had allegedly directed his associates, Asadullah Akhtar and Waqas (Zia-ur Rehman), to find a place in Mangalore for use as a godown for the explosives sent by him, investigation officials found.

Riyaz sent the explosives and other material through an unknown person. He also sent Akhtar and Waqas money through hawala. After receiving the money and explosives, Asadullah Akhtar and Waqas went to Hyderabad and started working with Tahseen Akhtar alias Monu, who were living in a hideout in the Abdullapurmet area.

The three prepared two IEDs with a pressure cooker, timers and bicycle wire. They also carried out test blasts at a hillock near Abdullapurmet, the investigation revealed.

Tahseen and Zia surveyed the city and decided to target Dilsukhnagar as it is predominantly a Hindu area. After preparing the bomb they mounted two IEDs on two bicycles and planted them in two places in Dilsukhnagar on February 21.

The probe team found the culprits carried out the conspiracy by communicating through Internet chats, including with Riyaz Bhatkal. They discussed entire plans, decided hideouts, and discussed how to purchase and transport material for the bombs, all via Internet chats. The final escape was also planned under the supervision of the key conspirator through chat, the investigators found. The NIA produced all the evidence for the bombs and for the conspiracy before court.

Yasin Bhatkal and Asadullah were picked up from Nepal on August 29, 2013, Tehseen and Zia were arrested six months later.