VHP seeks action against B'luru mosque where Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist was staying

Bengaluru, June 10: A day after the Indian Army’s Rashtriya Rifles arrested Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist Talib Hussain from the mosque in Bengaluru, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has demanded action against the mosque where alleged Hussain was staying.

 

In a letter to Bengaluru police commissioner Pratap Reddy, VHP has asked the police to gather inputs on terrorist activities in the mosque. "The masjid where terror element Talib Hussain was given shelter must be seized. Action must be initiated against those who sheltered him and gave him SIM cards," the complaint said.

 

It should be noted that, Hussain was arrested from Bengaluru’s Okalipuram area in a joint operation by Jammu and Kashmir Police and Indian Army’s Rashtriya Rifles on June 3.

 

 

 

According to the police, he is a resident of the Kishtwar district in Jammu and Kashmir and is believed to be an active member of Hizbul Mujahideen since 2016. Hussain came to Bengaluru a year ago and was staying in a mosque in the Okalipuram area. He used to deliver sermons during Friday prayers.

 

Following the arrest, Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai had said his government will extend all possible help to Jammu and Kashmir Police in the case. "Police will keep an eye on the movement of people. Our police have extended help. An arrest was made in Bhatkal earlier. Now, the Jammu and Kashmir Police have arrested one person in Bengaluru. We have extended help," he said.

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