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A 57-year-old Bangladeshi national, who allegedly supplied the explosives to Indian Mujahideen for the German Bakery blast in Pune in February 2010, was arrested from Kolkata railway station near Cossipore on Wednesday evening.
Md Zahid Hossain was waiting to catch a train to Darbhanga in Bihar when Kolkata Police's Special Task Force intercepted him. He was carrying a bag packed with fake currency of Rs 1.5 lakh face value, 30 bullets for AK-47 rifles, detonators, wires, batteries and explosives when he was nabbed, say police. He has been remanded in police custody till July 16.
The Pune blast had killed 17 people, four of them from Kolkata. One of them was Shilpi Goenka, a computer science graduate from BITS Mesra just eight months into her first job. When TOI broke the news to her family on Thursday, they looked stunned for a moment. "Where can I go and meet this man (Zahid)? I have no idea what I will do to him or how I will react when I come face to face with him, but I just want to see him once," Neelam Goenka, Shilpa's mother, said.
The arrest brought back bitter memories, but the family is "relieved" that another suspect has been nabbed. "I do not know why these people kill the innocent. I sincerely wish they stopped this mindless killing and pray that no other parent has to go through this pain and suffering," added Neelam.
Zahid is the fourth suspect arrested for the Pune blast after IM founder Yasin Bhatkal, Abu Jundal (who planned the 26/11 Mumbai attacks) and Mirza Himayat Beg (sentenced to death).
STF says that Zahid handed over 8kg of explosives to IM operational head Yasin Bhatkal at a tea stall in Tiljala near the popular Science City on February 10, 2010 ? three days before the blast. Intelligence agencies say the explosives originated in Karimpur, Bangladesh, and were smuggled to Kolkata through Chaudanga and Gongra in Bangladesh and Gede in Nadia before being taken by train to Pune. Police believe the same chain procured explosives for the Bodh Gaya blasts.
Zahid was a squad member of IM's Darbhanga module, one of nine created with help SIMI,s ay STF sources. Trained by explosives expert Abdul Karim Tunda (who is now in custody), Zahid's Bengal link was through Anwar Hossain Mullick who was arrested in July last year.
"Zahid took a local train from Bongaon (75km from Kolkata) to Sealdah station on Wednesday afternoon. We found him at Kolkata station later," an STF officer said. The suspect initially claimed he was not Zahid, but caved in during interrogation, say sources. "During questioning, Zahid confessed to supplying explosives to IM operatives three days before the blast. We believe he was paid Rs 30 lakh for this. He then left for Bangladesh through Bihar and Nepal. We are investigating if he was in Dubai too," an STF officer said. "Zahid has been with IM for six years and is extremely close to IM No. 2 Tehsin Akhtar."
STF is likely to question Zahid on his links with Tehsin, who was nabbed on the Nepal-Bangladesh border, and Haider Ali, who was allegedly involved in a plot to kill Narendra Modi.
The Pune blast still triggers strong emotions in Kolkata because four bright youngsters from the city were killed when they were enjoying a get-together. Shilpa was meeting with siblings Ankik and Anindyee Dhar and Sundari from Hyderabad. The bomb was placed under their table. All four perished in the blast. Kolkata boy Rajeev Agarwal was nearby. He, too, died.
"My daughter was a go-getter. She convinced us to let her study at BITS Mesra. She was ambitious, hard working and independent, but the blast cut short all her dreams," said Shilpa's mother. To keep her memory alive, they set up Shilpa Goenka Foundation Trust to help financially weaker students achieve their dreams.
"I do not want to talk about the past, the loss and the pain. If you know of any bright needy student who we can help, please tell us," father Rajesh Goenka said.
While the Goenkas try to find solace through kindness, the Dhars are still struggling to cope with the double blow of Ankik's and Anindyee's death. Ankik, an IIT-Kharagpur alumnus, was working with JP Morgan in Mumbai while Anindyee was a first year student at Fergusson College. Their parents Kamalendu and Kalpana Dhar couldn't bear to live in the same house anymore and have moved out.
"The Dhars were shattered. It seems they do not want to live in the same house where the two grew up. They come here once in a while only to check their letter box and do not even enter the house," said a neighbour, asking not to be named.
Pune blast explosives supplier held in Kolkata - The Times of India
One more reason to give more power to BSF just shoot any guy who enters india
Md Zahid Hossain was waiting to catch a train to Darbhanga in Bihar when Kolkata Police's Special Task Force intercepted him. He was carrying a bag packed with fake currency of Rs 1.5 lakh face value, 30 bullets for AK-47 rifles, detonators, wires, batteries and explosives when he was nabbed, say police. He has been remanded in police custody till July 16.
The Pune blast had killed 17 people, four of them from Kolkata. One of them was Shilpi Goenka, a computer science graduate from BITS Mesra just eight months into her first job. When TOI broke the news to her family on Thursday, they looked stunned for a moment. "Where can I go and meet this man (Zahid)? I have no idea what I will do to him or how I will react when I come face to face with him, but I just want to see him once," Neelam Goenka, Shilpa's mother, said.
The arrest brought back bitter memories, but the family is "relieved" that another suspect has been nabbed. "I do not know why these people kill the innocent. I sincerely wish they stopped this mindless killing and pray that no other parent has to go through this pain and suffering," added Neelam.
Zahid is the fourth suspect arrested for the Pune blast after IM founder Yasin Bhatkal, Abu Jundal (who planned the 26/11 Mumbai attacks) and Mirza Himayat Beg (sentenced to death).
STF says that Zahid handed over 8kg of explosives to IM operational head Yasin Bhatkal at a tea stall in Tiljala near the popular Science City on February 10, 2010 ? three days before the blast. Intelligence agencies say the explosives originated in Karimpur, Bangladesh, and were smuggled to Kolkata through Chaudanga and Gongra in Bangladesh and Gede in Nadia before being taken by train to Pune. Police believe the same chain procured explosives for the Bodh Gaya blasts.
Zahid was a squad member of IM's Darbhanga module, one of nine created with help SIMI,s ay STF sources. Trained by explosives expert Abdul Karim Tunda (who is now in custody), Zahid's Bengal link was through Anwar Hossain Mullick who was arrested in July last year.
"Zahid took a local train from Bongaon (75km from Kolkata) to Sealdah station on Wednesday afternoon. We found him at Kolkata station later," an STF officer said. The suspect initially claimed he was not Zahid, but caved in during interrogation, say sources. "During questioning, Zahid confessed to supplying explosives to IM operatives three days before the blast. We believe he was paid Rs 30 lakh for this. He then left for Bangladesh through Bihar and Nepal. We are investigating if he was in Dubai too," an STF officer said. "Zahid has been with IM for six years and is extremely close to IM No. 2 Tehsin Akhtar."
STF is likely to question Zahid on his links with Tehsin, who was nabbed on the Nepal-Bangladesh border, and Haider Ali, who was allegedly involved in a plot to kill Narendra Modi.
The Pune blast still triggers strong emotions in Kolkata because four bright youngsters from the city were killed when they were enjoying a get-together. Shilpa was meeting with siblings Ankik and Anindyee Dhar and Sundari from Hyderabad. The bomb was placed under their table. All four perished in the blast. Kolkata boy Rajeev Agarwal was nearby. He, too, died.
"My daughter was a go-getter. She convinced us to let her study at BITS Mesra. She was ambitious, hard working and independent, but the blast cut short all her dreams," said Shilpa's mother. To keep her memory alive, they set up Shilpa Goenka Foundation Trust to help financially weaker students achieve their dreams.
"I do not want to talk about the past, the loss and the pain. If you know of any bright needy student who we can help, please tell us," father Rajesh Goenka said.
While the Goenkas try to find solace through kindness, the Dhars are still struggling to cope with the double blow of Ankik's and Anindyee's death. Ankik, an IIT-Kharagpur alumnus, was working with JP Morgan in Mumbai while Anindyee was a first year student at Fergusson College. Their parents Kamalendu and Kalpana Dhar couldn't bear to live in the same house anymore and have moved out.
"The Dhars were shattered. It seems they do not want to live in the same house where the two grew up. They come here once in a while only to check their letter box and do not even enter the house," said a neighbour, asking not to be named.
Pune blast explosives supplier held in Kolkata - The Times of India
One more reason to give more power to BSF just shoot any guy who enters india
