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India-Pakistan
In brief: Different terror modules
2008-10-07
Given below is a list of suspects supposed to be involved in different bomb blasts in India.

The Pune module

Mohammed Mansoor Asgar Peerbhoy aka Munawar aka Mannu
The 31-year-old could be the most web-savvy man caught by the police. A resident of Pune, he works for a multination InfoTech firm for a salary of Rs 19 lakh a year. The computer engineer was arrested on September 28 for allegedly preparing and sending the three terror emails that originated from Sanpada, Khalsa College (King's Circle) and a Chembur firm. He hacked WiFi networks to send the mails

Mubin Kadar Shaikh
The 24-year-old allegedly assisted Peerbhoy prepare and send terror mails. Also from Pune, he is graduated in computer science

Asif Bashir Shaikh
A mechanical engineer, the 22-year-old is also from Pune. Was arrested the same day as Peerbhoy and Kadar Shaikh. Police say he played in active role in the Surat case, in which 18 bombs were found and defused and two vehicles were found full of explosives

Mohammed Ismail Chaudhary
Police say the 28-year-old is a computer mechanic who drove the Pune module down to Mumbai so they could hack into WiFi networks here. He is also suspected to be involved in the Surat case

The Mumbai Module

Sadik Shaikh
The 33-year-old is a big fish of the terror world who has ended up in the Mumbai police's net. Is allegedly involved in various bomb blasts across the country. Has himself trained twice in Pakistan.

Afzal Mutalib Usmani
The 30-year-old is a car thief who provided stolen vehicles to the terrorists. He reportedly received training in Pakistan. His was the first arrest of the Mumbai module. The next day, Spetember 24, police arrested the four others.

Arif Shaikh
The 38-year-old has trained in Pakistan and is accused of involvement in various blasts in the country since 2005.

Zakir Shaikh
The 26-year-old trained in Pakistan and is involved in the Surat bombs case

Ansar Shaikh
The 35-year-old is a computer mechanic who was allegedly involved in the Hyderabad bomb blasts of August 25, 2007

The Mangalore Module

Mohammed Ali Ahmed
The 44-year-old man is a civil contractor in Mangalore, according to police. He is accused of running a safe house for the Indian Mujahideen. A joint team of the Mumbai and Karnataka cops arrested him from Mukkacheri, Ullal, on October 3

Ahmed Bawa Abubakar aka Abu
A 33-year-old, police say he works on a farm. Bawa was arrested in Haleyangadi, Mulky. He is a suspect in the Surat bombs case and the Ahmedabad blasts

Javed Mohammed Ali
The 19-year-old youth is the son of Mohammed Ali. He was doing his Arabic studies when arrested. Police describe him as an active member of the IM who took part in criminal conspiracies
Posted by:Fred

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