Year 2008 Ahmedabad serial blast case’s mastermind, terror operative Abdul Subhan Qureshi nabbed

Ahmedabad: Delhi Police Special Cell arrested one of most wanted terror operatives, Indian Mujahideen (IM)’s Abdul Subhan Qureshi today after brief exchange of fire.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (special cell) P S Kushwaha said Qureshi was an alleged mastermind in the 2008 serial blasts in Gujarat.

“We have arrested India’s most wanted terrorist Abdul Subhan Qureshi who is also the founder of Indian Mujahideen. He was again trying to revive Indian Mujahideen,” Kushwaha was quoted as saying by ANI.

He added that Qureshi was living on forged documents in Nepal. “He came back to India to Indian Mujahideen,” Kushwaha said.

Qureshi, a native of Madhya Pradesh’s Rampur, was an active member of banned organisation Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) and is stated to be involved in various terror attacks including Delhi, Bengaluru and Ahmedabad. He is also on the National Investigative Agency (NIA)’s wanted list and was carrying a bounty of Rs 4 lakh. He also goes by the names Abdul Subhan Usman Qureshi, Kasim, Zakir, Qab and Touqeer

1972 born Abdul studied software engineering. He left his job in Bengaluru based firm after he decided to join a terror group Indian Mujahiddin.

In year 2008, bombs were planted at 21 places in Ahmedabad. A 70-minute long serial bomb blast episode killed 57 persons and injured 200. Similar serial blasts were planned in Surat city. As many as 78 accused are arrested in serial bomb blast case so far.

After Ahmedabad serial blasts, Touqeer first visited Ranchi and later Chhapra in Bhiar where he stayed for six months in Madresa. He later went to Raksaul and later Nepal where he again stayed in Madresa. Through duplicate passport in Nepal, he went to Saudi Arabia and later returned to Nepal. Touqeer is also believed to have visited Pakistan. Touqeer will first questioned by National Investigation Agency(NIA) and he will be handed over to Gujarat Police in later stage.

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