Terror suspect involved in 2002 American Centre attack in Kolkata arrested from Bihar's Gaya district
Md. Gulam Sarwar, who is believed to be an operative of SIMI, was involved in the 2002 American Centre terror attack in Kolkata.
Gulam Sarwar.
Patna,UPDATED: Feb 25, 2017 16:12 IST
In a joint operation carried out by Gujarat Anti-Terror Squad, Jharkhand police and Bihar police, a terrorist involved in the 2002 American Centre terror attack in Kolkata was arrested form Gaya district of Bihar.
Md. Gulam Sarwar, who is believed to be an operative of SIMI, is a prized catch for the security agencies as he also played a key role in carrying out several other blasts across the country in the last few years.
ALL ABOUT THE TERROR SUSPECT
- Sarwar was arrested from Dharmuchak village in Nimchak Bathani area of Gaya. Soon after the arrest, he was taken to Hazaribagh in Jharkhand where the security agencies are interrogating him.
- According to police sources, the Gujarat police recently arrested a terror operative Md. Hasan from Aurangabad and on the basis of information received from him, a team of Gujarat ATS reached Gaya and arrested Sarwar.
- Sources said that both Md. Sarwar and Md. Hasan are distant relatives.
- Confirming the arrest of Md. Sarwar, Gaya city SP Avkash Kumar said that he was also wanted in the Hazaribagh terror attack that took place in 2002, in which one Pakistani terrorist was killed. Sarwar, who was involved in all these attacks, had escaped and since then, police was looking out for him.
- "In a joint operation, Md. Sarwar has been arrested and is presently being interrogated in Hazaribagh", said SP Gaya Avkash Kumar.
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