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Bijnor blast: Woman held for ‘aiding five SIMI men’ who fled

The ATS is also probing the role of Husna’s husband, Jauhar, who has been in Saudi Arabia for the past five months.

The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) is probing the alleged terror links of a woman, who was arrested on Thursday for reportedly assisting five suspected SIMI operatives and their associate, absconding since September 12 after a blast at one of their two rented accommodations in Bijnor.

According to ATS sources, the woman, Husna, from Umri village, was staying in Kazipada locality of Bijnor city in a rented house. While she lived on the ground floor, three of the six absconding men stayed on the first floor, sources said.

After the blast, one of the men called up Husna and told her to remove their belongings from their room, an officer claimed. Husna did as instructed. She carried the belongings to the home of one of her acquaintance and later brought them back to her place, said the officer. Police have seized the belongings of the SIMI suspects.

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The ATS also examined the call detail records of the woman and found that she had been in constant touch with the three suspects. One of the officers probing the case said the three operatives and Husna had exchanged nearly 400 calls. Most of these calls were made when Husna had gone to her parents’ village in Bijnor rural, the officer said.

The ATS is also probing the role of Husna’s husband, Jauhar, who has been  in Saudi Arabia for the past five months. Police said he works there as a labourer.

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The absconding six were believed to have stayed in Bijnor for more than two months. After the blast, it was revealed that five of them were alleged SIMI operatives who had escaped from Khandwa jail in Madhya Pradesh in October last year.

Husna had been a tenant in the house of Abdullah, along with her younger sister Rabiya. Police have also arrested Abdullah and his father Raees Ahmad for helping the alleged SIMI activists. One of the officers said they had also questioned Rabiya.

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Additional DG (Law and Order) Mukul Goel said police are trying to locate the absconding operatives. “They may still be in Bijnor. Police teams are keeping a watch on hospitals. One of them suffered burn injuries (in the blast),” Goel said.

First uploaded on: 20-09-2014 at 03:07 IST
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