Hindu right-wing arrests: Maharashtra ATS probes UP, Assam links
Monday - August 13, 2018 6:10 pm ,
Category : INDIA
Mumbai Aug 13 (IANS) Four days after busting a terror plot involving some Hindu right-wing activists in Palghar the Maharashtra Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS) has found a mini arms making unit and is now probing their links in Uttar Pradesh and Assam official sources said on Monday.
On Friday the ATS created a sensation by claiming to have unearthed a terror plot targeting Mumbai Pune Satara and Solapur ahead of Independence Day celebrations and the upcoming Bakri Eid festival.
In the ATS swoop three right-wing activists were arrested - Vaibhav Raut 40 Sharad Kalaskar 25 both from Nala Sopara in Palghar and Sudhanav Gondhalekar 39 from Pune.
Over a dozen other associates or suspects have been interrogated to ascertain their connections in other parts of the state or outside and certain email exchanges between the accused with references to Uttar Pradesh and Assam shall be probed.
Continuing the raids and probe over the weekend in Palghar around 60 km north of Mumbai the ATS has found a mini arms production unit and seized at least five country-made pistols three incomplete pistols 11 cartridges of 9 mm pistols and 30 cartridges of 7.65 mm pistols springs triggers and other material.
In the Pune raids the ATS seized a laptop six hard disks five pendrives nine mobiles and many SIM cards a WiFI dongle scores of documents and papers besides a car and a motorcycle.
During the raids in Palghar on Friday the ATS seized 20 crude bombs and material that could be used to make at least two-to-four dozen more bombs.
The seizures included 22 non-electronic detonators 1 500 gm of explosive powder wire bundles resistors transistors 10 batteries of six volts each and a connector multimeters switches and circuits connectors gelatin sticks two bottles marked as ‘poison diagrams and literature all of which have been sent for forensic analysis.
While Raut is described as a prominent ‘gau-rakshak and linked with Hindu Janjagran Samiti Gondhalekar is connected with the Shri Shivpratisthan spearheaded by the controversial 85-year-old Sambhaji Bhide alias Bhide Guruji.
Charged under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act the trio was produced before a Mumbai Sessions Court and presently remanded to police custody till August 18.
--IANS qn/mr
On Friday the ATS created a sensation by claiming to have unearthed a terror plot targeting Mumbai Pune Satara and Solapur ahead of Independence Day celebrations and the upcoming Bakri Eid festival.
In the ATS swoop three right-wing activists were arrested - Vaibhav Raut 40 Sharad Kalaskar 25 both from Nala Sopara in Palghar and Sudhanav Gondhalekar 39 from Pune.
Over a dozen other associates or suspects have been interrogated to ascertain their connections in other parts of the state or outside and certain email exchanges between the accused with references to Uttar Pradesh and Assam shall be probed.
Continuing the raids and probe over the weekend in Palghar around 60 km north of Mumbai the ATS has found a mini arms production unit and seized at least five country-made pistols three incomplete pistols 11 cartridges of 9 mm pistols and 30 cartridges of 7.65 mm pistols springs triggers and other material.
In the Pune raids the ATS seized a laptop six hard disks five pendrives nine mobiles and many SIM cards a WiFI dongle scores of documents and papers besides a car and a motorcycle.
During the raids in Palghar on Friday the ATS seized 20 crude bombs and material that could be used to make at least two-to-four dozen more bombs.
The seizures included 22 non-electronic detonators 1 500 gm of explosive powder wire bundles resistors transistors 10 batteries of six volts each and a connector multimeters switches and circuits connectors gelatin sticks two bottles marked as ‘poison diagrams and literature all of which have been sent for forensic analysis.
While Raut is described as a prominent ‘gau-rakshak and linked with Hindu Janjagran Samiti Gondhalekar is connected with the Shri Shivpratisthan spearheaded by the controversial 85-year-old Sambhaji Bhide alias Bhide Guruji.
Charged under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act the trio was produced before a Mumbai Sessions Court and presently remanded to police custody till August 18.
--IANS qn/mr
