The Central Intelligence and police department are keeping a close vigil in Aligarh to find clues in connection with the recent blasts in Uttar Pradesh and earlier blast in New Delhi. Intelligence agencies are worried about a new terrorist organisation – Indian Mujahdin – jointly formed by Student Islamic movement of India (SIMI) and Bangladeshi terrorist outfit, Huji.
Aligarh being the birthplace of SIMI, intelligence agencies are keeping a special eye on Aligarh. The intelligence department is also making efforts to find out if Indian Mujahidin is operating from Aligarh. It may be recalled that Indian Mujahidin have taken the responsibility for launching the recent bomb blasts in Lucknow, Faizabad and Varanasi.
These agencies raided several places in Aligarh to trace one of the main accused, Salar alias Hamid alias Afaq, in connection with the Delhi blast. Officials were of the view that Salar may be an important chain in the recent bomb blast in Uttar Pradesh as he is an expert in bomb blast technology. If Salar is arrested and interrogated, clues for the recent blasts can be ascertained, said an official. According to the intelligence sources, Salar, who is the Commander of Lashkar-e-Toyyiba, was involved in the bomb blasts and has network in Aligarh and Bulandshahar.
Sources also said Aligarh and Bulandshahar are a safe haven for terrorists. Although no incident has occurred here, these places are used for planning strategies by sleeping partners of fidyaeens. A senior intelligence police officer said these areas are preferred as hideouts for terrorists because of their proximity to Delhi.
Terrorist activities are carried out by two separates wings. First is fidayeen who perform the actual act of terrorism, and the second group consist of sleeping partners who plan out the acts and also provide the material including arms and ammunitions. Both fidayeen and their sleeping partners treat the Western districts as safe haven, as the local police do not have the experience to deal with terrorist activities.
This fact about the Indian Mujahideen came to fore first time in 1992 when intelligence officials arrested one Javed Yusuf in Dodhpur area of Aligarh with AK 47 rifle while another person Sharief, a Pakistani had escape at that time. Both were the active commanders of the Pakistani intelligence agency ISI.
On September 28, 2001, the Special Task Force and Agra Police arrested one Mobin from Shamshad Market near Habib Hall with RDX. Police had disclosed then that Mobin was involved in the Agra bomb blast, Kanpur bomb blast and Sabarmati train bomb blast. On December 22, 2002, the STF arrested Mohd. Taris alias Javel Sariq and Abuzar Hussain from the AMU campus with a photograph of the Bareilly cantonment. The police there also recovered a passport and diary from Taris, which contained the phone number of Pakistani intelligence officers. After interrogation, Taris had admitted that he had obtained training for terrorist activities in Pakistan.
Intelligence sources said Salar alias Hamid is involved in the October blast in Delhi and Salar is said to have his network in Aligarh. Police sources added the STF raided Salar’s hideout in 2000, but Salar managed to escape. In 2006, Adanan Karmani of Aligarh who was killed in encounter in Mumbai have link with Lashkare-Tayyiba.

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