Ahmedabad, October 21: Gujarat police would be seeking custody of the two SIMI men arrested by Madhya Pradesh ATS as they are accused in the 2008 serial blasts case, a top senior police official said today.
The accused, Mohammed Shafiq (31), Mohammed Yunus (31), Sheikh Shazid (34), Arshad Khan (22), and Feroz Khan (21), arrested today by the Madhya Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad, were trained at terror camps organised by the banned outfit in Waghamon and Halol, a senior police official said.
“We are in contact with the Madhya Pradesh police and would be moving an application seeking their custody after their (MP police) investigation is over,” a top police official said.
“Two persons Mohammad Yunus and Mohammad Shafique, both from Ujjain, arrested by the MP police are involved in the July 26, 2008, Ahmedabad serial blasts,” Inspector General of police (Law and Order) Ashish Bhatia told PTI.
–Agencies