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Four SIMI activists arrested in Jabalpur | Four activists of banned terrorist outfit, Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), were arrested
in Jabalpur in a joint operation conducted by the Anti-Terrorist Squad and the Madhya Pradesh Police. "With the continuous activities of SIMI activists, a special
joint operation was started by the Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) and Jabalpur Police
to arrest them. During the operation, we kept a close watch on their movements
at various places and yesterday evening," said M R Krishna, IGP, Jabalpur Range.
The arrested persons have been identified as Afroze and Azad both residents of
Jabalpur and Imran and Amjad hailing from Jaipur in the neighbouring state of
Rajasthan. Although no weapons or explosives were recovered from them, some illegal
and objectionable items including ample cash were recovered from them, the police
confirmed. "With the arrests of these four members, objectionable and illegal
items, some CDs and cash of 28,500 rupees have been recovered from them," Krishna
said. SIMI was banned by the government in 2002 for its involvement in militant
attacks in the country, and it has been labelled a militant organisation by both
India and the United States. |
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