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| Kerala police arrest 2 for "SIMI links" |
| 2008-10-08 |
| The Kerala police on Monday arrested two persons for their suspected links with the banned Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI). Abdul Hakeem, 22, from Azheekal, Guruvayur, and Shameer, 29, Karukapadathu Puthenveedu, Eriyad, Thrissur, were brought to the Police Club here on Tuesday for interrogation. Later the Paravoor Judicial First Class Magistrate remanded them to judicial custody till October 21. The arrests were made by a special investigation team, headed by Deputy Inspector-General T.K. Vinod Kumar, on information that the duo attended a clandestine meeting of SIMI activists at Panayikulam on August 15, 2006. The police had taken 18 persons into custody. Five of them were arrested and the others released for lack of evidence. Shibili and Ansar, who were among those arrested from Panayikulam and later released on bail, were again arrested from Indore with firearms in their possession. The State police decision to release 13 persons drew flak after the crackdown on SIMI activists some time ago. The special team was formed in August 2008 to probe the Panayikulam meeting and also the reported arms training given to SIMI activists at Wagamon in Idukki district. During interrogation, Shibili and Ansar were said to have confessed to attending the Wagamon camp. The special team is now after those who were let off after the Panayikulam meeting. Though the team is specifically looking into the Panayikulam and Wagamon meetings, the suspected links of these persons with the recent blasts are also being probed, police sources said. |
| Posted by:Fred |