3 ISI recruiting8217; agents nabbed

Investigations reveal that the trio travelled from Karachi to Dubai in October last year, when they were introduced to Dawood8217;s brothers Anees and Kayum by an ISI agent, Iqbal Bhai. They were also given currency amounting to Rs 1 lakh and asked toexecute certain instructions pertaining to recruitment and subversive activities in India.

While Zaidi arrived at New Delhi on November 2, 1998, his associates Hussein and Zaire sneaked into the country via the Wagah-Hatari outpost in Punjab on October 26 and November 23. In New Delhi, they were contacted by local agents, who provided them with weapons and Rs 1 lakh. Zaidi flew to Mumbai on December 4 on an Air-India flight using the alias Raju Patel.

8220;Once the trio arrived in Mumbai, they began scouting around for a place to set up base in the suburbs. Also, their visas had expired and they were in the process of assuming new identities,8221; Maria told Express Newsline

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Preliminary investigations indicate that all three men had received training in terrorist activities as well as collecting and analysing sensitive information. During interrogation, they said they were staying at Mayar Nagar at Mira Road and Kutchee Memon Colony at Malad before their arrest.