Ahmedabad: City Crime Branch and Anti Terrorist Squad(ATS) today morning detained picked up one Yusuf Abdul Wahab Sheikh from Ahmedabad airport in year 2003 Jihadi conspiracy case. Wahab was detained after he arrived here from Saudi Arabia.

Yusuf is accused of sending money for terror activities.

According to police, Yusuf went to Saudi Arabia in year 1999. Yusuf was in touch with his Gujarat based brother Abdul Majid. Yusuf sent money for Jihadi activities in Gujarat on three occasions. The money was transferred using Angadiya channels and handed over to Mufti Sufiyan through Yusuf’s brother. Yusuf had lastly visited Ahmedabad in year 2002. He had returned today to Ahmedabad to meet his second wife and children.

Police said total 35 accused are wanted in year 2003 Jihadi conspiracy case. Some of them are in Saudi Arabia while some are in Pakistan. In total 64 accused have been arrested in this case of whom 22 are convicted by different courts, while procedured against some others are underway. 35 including Rasul Pati, Chhota Shakil, Dawood Ibrahim and others are wanted.

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