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2008 Gujarat blasts mastermind arrested after decade-long manhunt
NEW DELHI: Delhi Police has arrested SIMI-IM operative Abdul Subhan Qureshi, one of the most wanted terrorists in the country for masterminding the 2008 Gujarat blasts.
The Special Cell of Delhi Police nabbed Qureshi after a brief exchange of fire.
The hunt for Qureshi began a day after 21 bomb blasts ripped through Ahmedabad on July 26, 2008. His name was first announced as a suspect by the Gujarat police in connection with an email signed 'al-Arabi' of terror outfit Indian Mujahideen, claiming responsibility for the bombings, which was sent to TV channels.
Qureshi, alias Tauqeer, is also wanted by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in connection to terror attacks in Delhi, Bengaluru and the 2006 Mumbai local train bombings. The Gujarat ATS and Ahmedabad crime branch are in touch with Delhi special cell officials in light of the dreaded terror suspect's arrest.
Dubbed 'India's Bin Laden', Qureshi is an expert in the art of changing his appearance, which helped him give the slip to cops on a number of occasions, senior intelligence officers conjecture.
Qureshi is also referred to as a 'techie-bomber', as he is said to be a bomb expert and had worked at top Indian IT companies located in Bengaluru and Hyderabad. It is believed that he was recruited by SIMI in 1998, and then went on to establish the Indian Mujahideen.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com...-decade-long-manhunt/articleshow/62600348.cms
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- Delhi Police has arrested SIMI-IM operative Abdul Subhan Qureshi, one of India's most wanted terrorists
- He is wanted for his involvement in terror attacks in Ahmedabad, Delhi and Mumbai
NEW DELHI: Delhi Police has arrested SIMI-IM operative Abdul Subhan Qureshi, one of the most wanted terrorists in the country for masterminding the 2008 Gujarat blasts.
The Special Cell of Delhi Police nabbed Qureshi after a brief exchange of fire.
The hunt for Qureshi began a day after 21 bomb blasts ripped through Ahmedabad on July 26, 2008. His name was first announced as a suspect by the Gujarat police in connection with an email signed 'al-Arabi' of terror outfit Indian Mujahideen, claiming responsibility for the bombings, which was sent to TV channels.
Qureshi, alias Tauqeer, is also wanted by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in connection to terror attacks in Delhi, Bengaluru and the 2006 Mumbai local train bombings. The Gujarat ATS and Ahmedabad crime branch are in touch with Delhi special cell officials in light of the dreaded terror suspect's arrest.
Dubbed 'India's Bin Laden', Qureshi is an expert in the art of changing his appearance, which helped him give the slip to cops on a number of occasions, senior intelligence officers conjecture.
Qureshi is also referred to as a 'techie-bomber', as he is said to be a bomb expert and had worked at top Indian IT companies located in Bengaluru and Hyderabad. It is believed that he was recruited by SIMI in 1998, and then went on to establish the Indian Mujahideen.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com...-decade-long-manhunt/articleshow/62600348.cms