The Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) on Tuesday arrested a suspected SIMI activist wanted in a case lodged by Special Operations Group (SOG), Jaipur, Rajasthan in 2008. He is accused of “Jihadi Conspiracy” and holding meeting of activists of SIMI to wage war against the country. According to ATS officials, Mohammed Suwale Umar, a resident of Jodhpur, was arrested from Amirgadh, which shares its border with Rajasthan. The ATS had specific information on Suwale’s movement who had escaped the arrest by Rajasthan ATS. Sources said that when Rajasthan ATS had gone to arrest him some time ago a major riots broke out which left several policemen injured. An FIR has also been filed against Suwale. They said that Suwale had been evading arrest by spreading the information that he was in Pakistan. [related-post] “His family and relatives spread this information that he was not in India but in Pakistan for quite some time and he was successful in evading arrest for quite some time,” sources in ATS said. They said that they were trailing Suwale’s movements for past many days. Officials said that Rajasthan police have been informed about the arrest who will take the custody of Suwale. According to ATS officials, while investigating the 2008 Jaipur bomb blasts, which killed more than 60 people, the neighbouring police registered a case against 17 persons, all members of banned outfit SIMI, for propagating anti-national activities. They held terror camp in Pavagadh, Vadodara. “After this revelation, the SOG, Jaipur lodged an FIR for sedition and Unlawful Activities (prevention) Act among others. A total of 14 accused were arrested while three are absconding. Suwale was among the three absconders.” The main accused in the case is said to be Sajid alias Sajjad Gulam Khwaja Mansuri who had formed a “core group of young Muslims and trained them in anti-national activities.” Mansuri is also an accused in July 2008 Ahmedabad serial bomb blasts. In Jaipur police case, apart from Mansuri name of another accused in Ahmedabad blast case Abdul Subhan alias Taukir also figures. WATCH INDIAN EXPRESS VIDEOS HERE
