The Islamic cleric arrested from Hyderabad in connection with the "ISI conspiracy case" has confessed to his role in spreading terrorist network across the country and sending youth for training to Bosnia and Chechnya, a senior police official said.
Maulana Nasiruddin has confessed to his role in various anti-national activities and that Osama bin Laden was his role model, Deputy Commissioner of Police (crime) D G Vanjhara told reporters here.
"Two of the Maulana's associates Abdul Aziz and Mohammed Hanif were sent to Bosnia and Chechnya for terrorist training around two years ago. One of them has been arested by Hyderabad police", he said.
While remanded with the city crime
branch, the 54-year-old cleric also admitted that he was proud of Mohammed
Asgar Ali, the Hyderabad-based hired sharp- shooter who allegedly assasinated
former Gujarat Minister Haren Pandya. PTI