Gujarat ATS arrests accused terrorist wanted in 2006 Ahmedabad Kalupur blast case
01 Oct 2021 16:54:47
Gujarat, October 1: Gujarat Anti Terrorist Squad / Gujarat ATS, on Thursday, arrested Ahmed Bilal Kashmiri, an accused terrorist who had been escaping for 15 years in connection with the 2006 Ahmedabad Kalupur blast case.
Investigations said that Aslam and Bashir incited some young students studying at a Bharuch-based madrasa by showing them some post-Godhra violence, and brainwashed them into spreading terror in India as a revenge.
Ashish Bhatia, the Director General of Police (DGP) Gujarat said that in the 2006 Kalupur blast case, terrorist Ahmed Bilal had bombed a train and detonated an IED.
Bhatia said, “The masterminds of this terrorist attack were Aslam Kashmiri and Bashir Kashmiri. Ahmed Bilal was studying in a madrassa in Bharuch in 2006.” He added, “The Pakistan army was associated with Lashkar-e-Toiba and lured the boys studying in the Madrassas to prepare for war against India.”
Investigations said that Aslam and Bashir incited some young students studying at a Bharuch-based madrasa by showing them some post-Godhra violence, and brainwashed them into spreading terror in India as a revenge.
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Bhatia also said that the 9 accused in the case were arrested earlier and Ahmed Bilal has been arrested from Baramulla, Kashmir after 15 years. The main accused in the blast case, Bashir Kashmiri was killed in a police clash in 2015.