Five terror suspects arrested in Bengaluru with firearms and ammunition

Five people who were radicalised to carry out terror attacks have been arrested by the Central Crime Branch with firearms and ammunition along with 12 mobile phones confiscated from them Bengaluru Police Commissioner B Dayananda said on WednesdaySeven pistols 45 live cartridges a bunch of walkietalkies and some daggers were seized from the terror suspects the police officer said adding that provisions of the stringent Unlawful Activities Prevention Act were slapped against themThe suspects were identified as Sohail Omar Jahid Mudasir and Faisal The five suspects were arrested near a place of worship in Kanakanagar area of Sultanpalya locality in the city while planning a major conspiracy according to sourcesThe Central Crime Branch has succeeded in busting the antisocial forces and foiled their nefarious designs They were arrested after raiding a place under Hebbal police station limits Dayananda told reportersThe suspects were radicalised by T Nazeer who is an accused in the 2008 Bengaluru serial bomb blasts case and currently lodged in Parappana Agrahara Central Prison along with another accused Junaid who is living abroadThe suspects are accused of murder robbery smuggling of red sanders and other crimes They were in touch with Nazeer he saidNazeer has links with Pakistanbased terror outfit LashkareTaiba the police commissioner saidHe added that Nazeers gang members were planning to carry out destructive activitiesAnother kingpin who is holed up abroad was accused of killing his business rival Noor Ahmed in 2017 the police officer said In that case 21 people were arrested including the five terror suspects Dayananda saidWe have booked them under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act and taken them on 15 days custody to investigate the case further he saidFurther probe will reveal how many of them are involved and with whom they are all linked the senior officer addedTheir accomplice who is at large and is in a foreign country provided them all kinds of assistance with weapons and other equipment He had given them the directions to carry out their activities in the city he addedMeanwhile the opposition BJP blamed the Congress government for emboldening terrorists in the stateBJP MLA and former minister R Ashoka said the arrival of Congress government in the state has strengthened antinational forces to carry out terror activitiesFormer chief minister Basavaraj Bommai appreciated the CCB for busting the gang He demanded that this case should be handed over to the National Investigation Agency NIAThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever