Author: Reporter
Publication: The Pioneer
Date: July 31, 2006
Five cadres of the banned Students Islamic
Movement of India (SIMI) were arrested from Jabalpur on Sunday evening. The
police were tightlipped about the arrests and have not disclosed the identity
of the arrested cadres.
According to sources, Jabalpur had been an
important centre for activities of the SIMI but of late SIMI cadres in the
city had been lying low.
However, after the Mumbai blasts the police
became suspicious about the lull in the activities of the cadres. After the
Bhopal police arrested Imran Ansari an important SIMI operative, the State
police have arrested a number of SIMI cadres on the basis of information provided
by Imran during interrogation. Imran had been taken to Khandwa after his arrests
to identity SIMI operatives in the town.
A number of arrests followed identification
of SIMI cadres by Imran. Sunday's arrests in Jabalpur are also being seen
in connection with the information provided by Imran. The police are also
learnt to have questioned many persons in Jabalpur. Police sources have also
not ruled out more arrests in Jabalpur.
"We will take all necessary steps to
bring the SIMI cadres to book," said a police officer.
