'Tihar used for indoctrination for Jihad'
31 July 2014 5:05 AM IST
Abdul Subhan also spoke about indoctrination of hardcore criminals in Tihar jail for jihad during his interrogation on Tuesday. Subhan said Maulana Masood Azhar and Mustaq Ahmed Zargar — top leaders of terrorist outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed — had indoctrinated Asif and Amir inside Tihar. Asif and Amir later joined the LeT.
Subhan’s interrogation also revealed that Amir later became a founding member of the Indian Mujahideen, also a banned terrorist outfit. He informed police that he has worked with Aftab Ahmed - a notorious criminal of Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh - who was then based in Dubai and is now in Kolkata jail, and also with Asif and Amir. Subhan visited Pakistan twice in 2012 and was tasked with recruiting young students from Mewat. The official said Subhan was coordinating with his nephew and LeT terrorist Asahbuddin, who is lodged in Kolkata jail, to create the Mewat module.
The official did not divulge the number of people indoctrinated by Subhan in Mewat but said police were on the lookout for some of his associates.
Subhan’s interrogation also revealed that Amir later became a founding member of the Indian Mujahideen, also a banned terrorist outfit. He informed police that he has worked with Aftab Ahmed - a notorious criminal of Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh - who was then based in Dubai and is now in Kolkata jail, and also with Asif and Amir. Subhan visited Pakistan twice in 2012 and was tasked with recruiting young students from Mewat. The official said Subhan was coordinating with his nephew and LeT terrorist Asahbuddin, who is lodged in Kolkata jail, to create the Mewat module.
The official did not divulge the number of people indoctrinated by Subhan in Mewat but said police were on the lookout for some of his associates.
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