"'They went to Pakistan via Iran for their training, after which they came back to India and tried to smuggle RDX, detonators and Rs.50,000 to Delhi. Yusuf, their associate who helped in bringing the explosives into Kutch, was also nabbed earlier,' added Vanjhara."
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Ahmedabad, June 9 - The anti-terrorist squad (ATS) of the Gujarat Police here Friday arrested two youth for their alleged links with militant outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT).
According to the ATS, Sheikh Umar Farooq Mohammed Nuruddin and Vakil alias Ali Mohammed Saiyad were planning to carry out attacks on important places in Gujarat like Somnath Temple, Akshardham Temple, the offices of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal besides blowing up the Sabarmati railway bridge and disrupting the Kandla-Bhatinda oil pipeline.
The youth were associated with two LeT militants Ubaidulla Chhipa and Firoz Ghaswala, who were caught in Delhi and brought here Friday morning, Deputy Inspector General (ATS) D.G. Vanjhara told reporters.
He said the LeT operatives were functioning from Ahmedabad and Mumbai.
'They went to Pakistan via Iran for their training, after which they came back to India and tried to smuggle RDX, detonators and Rs.50,000 to Delhi. Yusuf, their associate who helped in bringing the explosives into Kutch, was also nabbed earlier,' added Vanjhara.
The police say the terrorist forces operating from Pakistan lure local Muslim youths to terrorism by promising to help them avenge the post-Godhra communal violence of 2002, in which at least 1,000 people, mainly Muslims, lost their lives.
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