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Rourkela: Five terrorists, including a woman, of banned Students’ Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) were arrested by Police in Rourkela late night yesterday after a 3-hour-long fire exchange. According to sources, the five of them were staying at a rented flat Qureshi Mohalla. A joint team of Special Operations Group (SOG), Telengana Police, Rourkela Police and Intelligence Bureau launched a raid at the place and arrested the five.
The five terrorists have been identified as as Mehboob Khan, Zakhir Khan, Ahmed khan, Saliq and Najma (Mehboob’s mother).
“They are a part of SIMI and were involved in terror activities in Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh. They were taking shelter in Rourkela using a false identity. They were staying in Rourkela since past 4-5 months. They were staying in Rourkela to collect money through dacoity for their other operations. All the four hail from Madhya Pradesh and are also wanted by NIA. ” said Singh.
“The arrested were involved in 17 blasts at various places. Their records showed that they were involved in the killing of 2 policemen in Telangana and 1 in Madhya Pradesh. They had escaped from Khandwa Jail in Madhya Pradesh and in 2013. They also robbed Rs 48 lakh from a bank in Telangana,” revealed Police sources.
They were amongst the most-wanted terrorists and the NIA had announced Rs 10 lakh reaward on each of their heads.
Security forces also seized 5 guns and ammunition from their possession, added sources. Meanwhile, no civilian casualties were reported in the 3-hour-long operation at a residential area.
Meanwhile, police sources also said that they have been kept at a secret location for interrogation.
Soon after their arrests, Police DG met CM Naveen Patnaik at the secretariat and the Home Secretary to apprise them about the situation.
Four SIMI terrorist arrested from Rourkela | Odisha Television Limited
