Friday, January 23, 2009

Key terror accused caught in Kerala

Posted: Jan 21, 2009 at 0104 hrs IST

The Kerala Police on Tuesday nabbed Sainudheen, alias Abdul Sathar, a key figure in the country’s Terror web, from Hyderabad.

A native of Kondotty in north Kerala’s Malappuram district, Sainudheen has been on top of the wanted list of Gujarat, Delhi, Maharashtra and Karantaka for his alleged role in blasts in those states, said State Intelligence sources.

The Kerala Police turned their spotlight on Sainudheen after his involvement in the recent terror recruiting from the state was exposed in the wake of the killing of four militants in Kashmir.

Sainudheen, who has been involved in terrorist activities for over a decade, has reportedly undergone LeT training. Abdul Raheem, one of the four suspected LeT militants from Kerala who were killed in Kashmir last October, was the son-in-law of Sainudheen.

Abdul Jabber, who escaped during the encounter at Kupwara, was his brother-in-law. According to sources, Sainudheen’s arrest may lead to clues about the funding of terror activities in Kerala, which the state police has not been able to crack thus far

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