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This Article is From Dec 13, 2019

Alleged Member Of SIMI Group Arrested In Madhya Pradesh: Police

The Anti-Terrorism Squad recovered a large quantity of explosives and arms from the accused.

Alleged Member Of SIMI Group Arrested In Madhya Pradesh: Police
A local court has given Maharashtra ATS the transit remand of the accused. (Representational)
Bhopal/Mumbai:

An alleged member of the banned organisation Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), wanted in a 2006 case of arms seizure in Maharashtra, was arrested from Burhanpur in Madhya Pradesh on Thursday, the police said.

Ijaj or Aziz Akram Khan, 40, a resident of Burhanpur, was wanted in a case registered against members of the Students Islamic Movement of India in Thane under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, said an official of Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS).

The ATS had recovered a large quantity of explosives and arms from the accused, he said.

Ehtesham Siddiqui, one of the accused, was later arrested in the July 2006 Mumbai train blasts case, he said.

After getting a tip-off about Ijaj's whereabouts, Maharashtra ATS officials arrested him from Burhanpur's Pala Bazar area with the help of MP ATS, he said.

A local court has given Maharashtra ATS his transit remand and he would be brought to Mumbai, he added.

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