Antilia bomb scare case: Indian Mujahideen terrorist to be quizzed in Tihar today
The particular cell of Delhi police reached Tihar jail on Saturday, the place officers will quiz Tehseen Akhtar alias Monu, the chief of terror outfit Indian Mujahideen, in reference to the Mukesh Ambani bomb scare probe. The permission to perform the probe in the case was granted by Tihar jail authorities yesterday. The Delhi police had earlier seized two cellphones from Tihar jail – suspected to have been used for working a Telegram channel used to declare accountability for terror acts/ threats, which is able to now be despatched to a laboratory for technical investigations, following which, a choice on Akhtar’s custody will be made.Â
Meanwhile, the Delhi authorities has sought a report from the director-general of Delhi Prisons relating to the seizure of a cell phone from Tihar Jail, after the police approached jail authorities in reference to the Mukesh Ambani bomb scare probe.
The police mentioned the cell phone was recovered from a barrack in Central Jail No 8 of Tihar the place Tehseen Akhtar alias Monu, who was the chief of terror outfit Indian Mujahideen was lodged.
Delhi Home Minister Satyendar Jain advised reporters {that a} probe has been ordered into the matter and motion will be taken in opposition to anybody discovered to be at fault.
Jain has additionally written to the DG (Prisons) in this regard and sought a report concerning the seizure of a cell phone from the jail.
On Thursday, a senior Mumbai Police official had mentioned a Telegram channel via which an organisation named Jaish-ul-Hind had claimed accountability for putting an explosives-laden SUV close to industrialist Ambani’s residence in Mumbai final month was “created in the Tihar” space of Delhi.
The Delhi Police’s Special Cell had approached the Tihar Jail administration on Thursday after the brand new angle emerged, in accordance to official sources.
Director General (Delhi Prisons) Sandeep Goel mentioned, “Based on the information shared with us by the Special Cell, a search operation was conducted inside the jail premises on Thursday.”
Jail sources, nonetheless, mentioned suring the search operation, two cellphones have been recovered from the barrack in Central Jail No 8 of Tihar the place Akhtar can also be lodged together with different inmates.
“A search operation was carried out on Thursday night time and two cellphones have been recovered from the barrack the place Akhtar is put up.
He shares the barrack with different inmates.
“Both the mobile phones have been handed over to the special cell team of Delhi Police in connection with their probe. It is suspected that the phones were being used by multiple prisoners, including Akhtar,” the jail sources mentioned.
Tehseen Akhtar, who’s among the many key suspects seemingly to be questioned in reference to the probe, was arrested in 2014 by the Special Cell of Delhi Police.
He was then heading the Indian Mujahideen after the arrest of Yasin Bhatkal, co-founder of the fear outfit.
The Mumbai Police took the assistance of a non-public cyber company to monitor the situation of the telephone on which the Telegram channel was created, the senior Mumbai Police official had mentioned.
During the investigation, the situation of the telephone was traced close to Delhi’s Tihar Jail, he had mentioned.
A Mahindra Scorpio SUV with gelatin sticks was discovered parked close to “Antilia”, the multi-storey residence of Ambani, in south Mumbai on February 25.
According to police sources, the Telegram channel was created on February 26 and the message claiming accountability for putting the automobile outdoors Ambani’s residence was posted on the Telegram app late in the night time on February 27.
The message had additionally demanded cost in cryptocurrency and talked about a hyperlink to deposit the identical.
During the probe, the hyperlink was discovered as “not available”, due to which the investigators suspected it to be mischievous, the official mentioned.
On February 28, one other message from Jaish-ul-Hind surfaced on a social media platform, claiming that the organisation didn’t have any function in the incident.
The investigation in the case was initially carried out by the Crime Branch of the Mumbai Police.
After the mysterious demise of Thane-based auto elements seller Mansukh Hiran, who was in possession of the SUV that was later discovered parked outdoors Ambani’s residence, the probe was transferred to the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS).
On Monday, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) took over the case associated to the restoration of the explosives-laden automobile.
