Terrorism from Pak and Gulf; Interpol radar against 7 Bhatkalites

Team Udayavani, Jun 25, 2018, 11:15 AM IST

Bengaluru: In a startling information, it has come to know that seven Bhatkalites have been waging war against India through terror activities. They have been operating from their hideouts in Pakistan and Gulf countries, sources revealed

Also, there are nine alleged anti-national elements who mostly hail from the coastal Karnataka and are involved in underworld activities. 

The alert Interpol wing of Central Bureau of Investigation has issued red corner notice against those 16 alleged anti-national elements. A source in the CBI told Udayavani that they have issued red corner notice after gathering credible information and documents of their involvement in the specified crime incidents.

Though there are around 12 residents of Bhtakal, the coastal town of Karnataka, are said to be involved in the terror and smuggling activities, it is for the first time the Interpol is issuing RCN to seven Bhatkalites for involving in extremist activities.  

The seven Bhatkalites who are named in the Interpol Red Corner Notice (IRCN) are,  Hussian Farhan Mohd (32), Mohammed Shafi Armar (30), Salim Ishaqi (40), Abdul Khader Armar (42), Iqbal Bhatkal (49) and Afif Jilani (44).

The officer who wants to be remain unanimous said that the accused are mainly the members of terror outfits such as Indian Mujahideen (IM), Lashkar-E-Taiba (LET) etc. Some of them might have identified with ISIS, said the officer adding,”Many of them are raising funds for the terror activities, and recruiting youths to the outfits and training.”

The Interpol named seven Bhatkalites including most wanted Iqbal Bhatkal. Surprisingly, the name of the most wanted terrorist and proclaimed offender Riyaz Bhatkal (Shah Riyaz Ahmad Mohammed Ismail Shahbandari) has not been issued RCN. Riaz was allegedly involved in more than 25 terror cases all over India and planned bomb blasts in major cities including New Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad etc. His brother Iqbal Bhatkal (Iqbal Mohammed Ismail Shahbandari) is also involved in such crimes and they are named as Bhatkal Brothers. 

When asked about it, sources said that the technical glitches such as translating the charge-sheet into English, and securing documents from other states on his crime are the main reasons for the hindrance.

Underworld:

There are seven anti-social elements who are involved in underworld activities such as extortion, kidnap, murder, attempt to murder, hawala and circulating counterfeit currency notes by hiding in Gulf nations, Malaysia etc. These seven gangsters are extorting money in coastal Karnataka and other areas. 

The names are Balakrishna Shetty (45), Yogish (46) of Dakshina Kannada, Moidinaba Beary (45) of Udupi,and Yogesh Bangera alias Kali Yogesh (45) of Uppoor in Udupi. They are accused of assembling armed weapons, smuggling, kidnap, extortion, circulating counterfiet notes and other such underworld activities. 

Sayyad Azaj Pasha (49), Hebbettu Manja (38) of Shimoga, and Hasan Lukman Shaikh (36) of Bengaluru are also listed as the persons who settle abroad and carry out underworld activities in India, especially Karnataka.

Mohammed Yahya (46) of Bengaluru and Abu Mohammed (65) of Tekkatte are issued RCN for cheating, conspiracy of crime, forgery and other such cases.

Boxes 

Charges:

1. Hussain Farhan Mohd: 

Charges: Criminal conspiracy, waging war against country, punishment for terrorist act, raising funds for terrorist act, Recruiting any person or persons for terrorist act, conspiracy member of terrorist gang/ organisation

2. Mohammad Shafi Armar:

Charges: Criminal Conspiracy read with terrorist acts, raising funds for terrorist act, recruiting any person/persons for terrorist act, being a member of terrorist organisation.

3. Salim Ishaqi: 

Charges: Criminal conspiracy, waging war against country, punishment for terrorist act, raising funds for terrorist act, recruiting any person or persons for terrorist act, conspiracy member of terrorist gang/ organisation

4. Abdul Khader Sultan Armar:

Charges: Criminal conspiracy, waging war against country, punishment for terrorist act, raising funds for terrorist act, recruiting any person or persons for terrorist act, conspiracy member of terrorist gang/ organisation

5. Iqbal Bhatkal: 

Charges: Murder, use of explosives, unlawful activities, damage to public property.

6. Afif Jilani: 

Charges: Punishment for murder, attempt to murder, voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means, punishment for voluntarily causing grievous hurt, voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons, punishment for theft, punishment for criminal conspiracy, unlawful activities, act of the explosive substances.

Other: 

1. Moideenabba Beary: 

Charges: Counterfeiting currency-notes, using as genuine, forged or counterfeit currency-notes, cheating, criminal conspiracy

2. Yogesh Bangera: 

Charges: Criminal intimidation, extortion and attempt to murder.

3. Yogish: 

Charges: Criminal conspiracy to commit an offence punishable with death, joining unlawful assembly armed with deadly weapon. Punishment for unlawful assembly, attempting to commit offences punishable with death, possession of arms without license.

4. Altaf Bava alias Rakesh:

Charges: Criminal conspiracy, putting person in fear of death or of greivious hurt in order to commit extortion, cheating, possession of deadly weapons.

5. Syed Ajaz Pasha: 

Charges: Punishment for voluntarily causing hurt, house trespass, attempt to murder

6. Hassan Lukman Shaikh:

Charges: Using as genuine, forged or counterfeited currency notes or bank notes, possession of forged or bank notes, criminal conspiracy and criminal acts done by several persons in futherance of common intention.

7. Abu Mohammad: 

Charges: Criminal conspiracy, cheating, inducing delivery of stolen property, forgery of valuable security, falsification of accounts, abuse of official position.

8. Manjunath alias Hebbettu Manja:

Charges: Accused Manjunatha @ Hebbettu Manja along with other accused hatched criminal conspiracy to murder the deceased Nataraj @ Lambu Nataraj, Balakrishna @ Slum Bala and Somashekara @ Soma.

9. Mohammed Yahya:

Charges: Criminal conspiracy, criminal breach of trust by public servant, or by banker, merchant or agent, cheating by personation, cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property, forgery for purpose of cheating, using as genuine a forged document.

– By Naveen Ammembala