October 22, 2012
A member of the Indian Mujahideen was arrested at Delhi Airport Monday. Fasih Mahmood was responsible for generating funds for the terrorist organization in Saudi Arabia.
New Delhi Airport
October 22, 2012
A member of the Indian Mujahideen was arrested at Delhi Airport Monday. Fasih Mahmood was responsible for generating funds for the terrorist organization in Saudi Arabia.
New Delhi Airport
Fasih Mahmood has been arrested, Delhi Police said Monday. Mahmood, a member of the Indian Mujahideen (IM) terrorist organization, is suspected to have been involved in a conspiracy to bomb Bangalore and Delhi, according to police.
Mahmood, 35, an engineer from Bihar, was deported from Saudi Arabia. As soon as he reached Delhi airport he was taken into custody.
Mahmood is alleged to have been involved in the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium blast in Bangalore and an explosion in Delhi, both in 2010. He is wanted for trial by both Delhi and Karnataka police.
The accused, employed in Saudi Arabia, was allegedly picked up by Saudi authorities from Al Jubal May 13 and lodged in a Saudi jail June 26 for suspected terror links.
"Mahmood was among the five men, including Riyaz Bhatkal, Iqbal Bhatkal, Aamir and Tariq, who transformed the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) into the deadly Indian Mujahideen (IM) almost overnight a decade ago," said a police officer.
Fasih Mahmood: a member of the Indian Mujahideen (IM) terrorist organization
He was in charge of generating funds in Saudi Arabia and part of the IM's core team. He studied in Anjuman Engineering College in Karnataka's Bhatkal.
On May 30 the Supreme Court issued notice to the central government following a request by Mahmood's wife Nikhat Parveen.
The government told the court that the Saudi authorities had informed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on June 26 that Mahmood was under their detention.
Mahmood hails from Barh Saaila village in Darbhanga district of Bihar, about 200 km (124 miles) from Patna. His father, Firoz Ahmad, is in charge of the Benipatti primary health center in Madhubani district. His mother is a school teacher in Darbhanga.
Courtesy: IANS
