Suspected IM Terrorist Arrested In Mumbai For 2011 Bombings

April 27, 2016 | Correspondent | Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: A suspected Indian Mujahideen terrorist was arrested today by the Maharashtra Anti Terrorism Squad or ATS in connection with the 2011 serial bomb blasts in which 26 people were killed. The terror suspect was arrested from the city airport this morning and produced before a local court, which sent him in 10-day ATS custody. "We arrested one Zainul Abedin, a suspected IM terrorist, from the Mumbai airport this morning. We produced him in the court and got his remand for ten days," a senior Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) official told news agency PTI. "We will be questioning him in connection with the 2011 Mumbai serial blasts case," he said. "A red corner (RC) notice was issued against the accused, based on which the ATS officials of Kalachowki unit arrested him," police said. According to police, Abedin was allegedly responsible for supplying explosives for operations of the banned outfit, blamed in the past for a string of terror strikes in various parts of the country. Besides the Maharashtra ATS, Abedin was also wanted by the anti-terror wings of Karnataka and Gujarat Police, and the National Investigation Agency (NIA). Three co-ordinated bomb explosions at Opera House, Zaveri Bazaar and Dadar West on July 13, 2011, had killed 26 people and injured nearly 130 others. Speaking to media persons here in Bhatkal, his father Abdul Razak Shaikh said that his son has been arrested in a conspiracy. At the time of 2011 blasts, he was just 21 years old, he added. He has been working in Saudi Arabia for the past four years and prior to it had been working at Gulf Bazar in Bhatkal, he said. Furthermore, Zainul Abedin's father said that six months ago Zainul Abedin was arrested in Saudi Arabia in some case but was released later as no proof was found against him. After this, when he left for India, he was arrested at Mumbai Airport, he said. His mother also pledged innocence on his son's part and has requested the authorities to release him at the earliest. With inputs from PTI - ARF