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| Locals demand thorough probe into al-Qaeda terror operative Abdul Rehman fund link | |
| 2016-12-31 | |
[FINANCIALEXPRESS] A day after the police trashed reports of funds being raised to meet the legal expenses of tossed in the clinkDrop the rosco, Muggsy, or you're one with the ages! alleged al-Qaeda terror operative Abdul Rehman,
Sheikh Tahimur Ali (53) of Sahipada village lodged a police complaint yesterday alleging that some youths of the village were "coercing" him to donate Rs 50,000 towards the legal expenses of Rehman. He also alleged that he and his son were threatened of dire consequences if he did not cough up the amount. Salepur police, after conducting an investigation, came to the conclusion that the allegations were "baseless and false". "He (Tahimur) had lodged the complaint against the youths, implicating them with Rehman, only to teach them a lesson due to a grudge related to a personal rivalry," police had said. But, as rumours spread that Tahimur had approached the police at the behest of one Ranjit Das of the locality, the latter today sat on the dharna in front of the cop shoppe along with his supporters. Claiming that he had no role in the entire incident, Das demanded a thorough probe into the matter as also into the "secret meetings" held in the locality to garner support for Rehman. | |
| Posted by:Fred |