Cops to keep vigil on anti-national elements

NT Correspondent
Bengaluru

The city Commissioner of Police, CH Pratap Reddy, has directed the Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) to keep extra vigil to find out anti-national elements who have taken shelter in the city.

The police on Tuesday said the Intelligence Wing of Karnataka police has submitted a report to the Bengaluru Police Commissioner in connection with the Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist Talib Hussain who was arrested recently in Bengaluru.

The team has gathered all information regarding Talib Hussain from Jammu and Kashmir Police Department. It has submitted a report containing details of cases against T a l i b Hussain, his activities and network in Bengaluru.

The report also has the information about when and how Talib Hussain came and settled in Bengaluru. Sources say that there are cases against him under the Unlawful Activity Prevention Act (UAPA) in Kishtwar Police Station of Jammu and Kashmir.

The team has also collected inputs on investigations against him since 2007. The details of Talib Hussain’s stay in Bengaluru, his rented house, place of work have been mentioned in the report. The team had also visited the Mosque and the room in Okalipuram where Talib had taken shelter. On June 3, in a joint operation, Jammu and Kashmir and Karnataka police arrested Talib Hussain from Bengaluru.

According to sources, the operation was jointly conducted by the Rashtriya Rifles (RR) and the Central Armed Reserve Police Force (CRPF) platoons with the help of local Bengaluru police. The terrorist was allegedly hiding in Bengaluru for the last three years. Several questions have been raised on how the accused could stay in the city for 3 years without coming onto the radar of the state intelligence agencies.