<p>Tamil Nadu police on Monday arrested Aijaz Pasha, believed to be part of a terror module to foment communal disturbance in Bengaluru. </p>.<p>Pasha, a resident of Ramanagar district, was allegedly hiding in Bengaluru. He was arrested based on a tip-off. </p>.<p>Tamil Nadu police were assisted by the Bengaluru police’s Central Crime Branch (CCB).</p>.<p>A senior CCB officer confirmed to <span class="italic">DH</span> that Pasha was arrested from Gurappanapalya in southern Bengaluru. </p>.<p>The officer said on the condition of anonymity: “Pasha is the accused number 15 in the case that was registered under the UAPA Act. However, he is directly involved in the murder of Wilson, 56, a special sub-inspector. The officer was shot down on January 8 by miscreants along the border of Tamil Nadu and Kerala.” </p>.<p>Preliminary investigation revealed that Pasha was among the individuals who provided ammunition to the two assailants who killed Wilson.</p>.<p>The assailants — Toufeeq and Abdul Shameem — were caught when they were trying to escape to Kerala. </p>.<p>On Sunday, this newspaper reported about the seizure of ammunition from the duo and that the same had matched with the pistol and bullets seized in Suddagunte Palya on January 7.</p>.<p>When interrogated, the duo spilled the beans about Pasha giving them the ammunition. </p>.<p>“Once the TN police finish their investigation, we will ask for the custody of Pasha under the UAPA case,” another CCB officer revealed. </p>.<p>The TN police produced Pasha before a Chennai court and took him into police custody until January 27. </p>.<p>The CCB, meanwhile, is preparing to bring a few terrorism suspects on a body warrant to the city in connection with the alleged plot. </p>.<p>On January 10, Suddaguntepalya police opened a case against 17 suspected former members of the banned al-Badr militant group. The CCB claimed that the individuals wanted to form a splinter group of al-Badr and were meeting at the house of Mehboob Pasha at Gurappanapalya, off BTM Layout, in southern Bengaluru. </p>.<p>A senior police officer said some of the suspects named in the FIR were previously arrested by Chennai and Delhi police. “We have made a list of these individuals and will shortly take them into custody for further investigation,” he added. </p>.<p>A team of CCB officers will be sent to Chennai and Delhi and file applications in the local courts for the custodial interrogation of the suspects, the officer explained. </p>.<p>Meanwhile, police let go of two individuals from Gundlupet, Chamarajanagar, who were detained for questioning in the case.</p>.<p>The men were questioned about their links with Pasha, who is believed to be hiding somewhere in Chamarajanagar, a senior officer said.</p>.<p>“They didn’t have anything to do with the group, so we released them after taking their statement,” the officer added. </p>
<p>Tamil Nadu police on Monday arrested Aijaz Pasha, believed to be part of a terror module to foment communal disturbance in Bengaluru. </p>.<p>Pasha, a resident of Ramanagar district, was allegedly hiding in Bengaluru. He was arrested based on a tip-off. </p>.<p>Tamil Nadu police were assisted by the Bengaluru police’s Central Crime Branch (CCB).</p>.<p>A senior CCB officer confirmed to <span class="italic">DH</span> that Pasha was arrested from Gurappanapalya in southern Bengaluru. </p>.<p>The officer said on the condition of anonymity: “Pasha is the accused number 15 in the case that was registered under the UAPA Act. However, he is directly involved in the murder of Wilson, 56, a special sub-inspector. The officer was shot down on January 8 by miscreants along the border of Tamil Nadu and Kerala.” </p>.<p>Preliminary investigation revealed that Pasha was among the individuals who provided ammunition to the two assailants who killed Wilson.</p>.<p>The assailants — Toufeeq and Abdul Shameem — were caught when they were trying to escape to Kerala. </p>.<p>On Sunday, this newspaper reported about the seizure of ammunition from the duo and that the same had matched with the pistol and bullets seized in Suddagunte Palya on January 7.</p>.<p>When interrogated, the duo spilled the beans about Pasha giving them the ammunition. </p>.<p>“Once the TN police finish their investigation, we will ask for the custody of Pasha under the UAPA case,” another CCB officer revealed. </p>.<p>The TN police produced Pasha before a Chennai court and took him into police custody until January 27. </p>.<p>The CCB, meanwhile, is preparing to bring a few terrorism suspects on a body warrant to the city in connection with the alleged plot. </p>.<p>On January 10, Suddaguntepalya police opened a case against 17 suspected former members of the banned al-Badr militant group. The CCB claimed that the individuals wanted to form a splinter group of al-Badr and were meeting at the house of Mehboob Pasha at Gurappanapalya, off BTM Layout, in southern Bengaluru. </p>.<p>A senior police officer said some of the suspects named in the FIR were previously arrested by Chennai and Delhi police. “We have made a list of these individuals and will shortly take them into custody for further investigation,” he added. </p>.<p>A team of CCB officers will be sent to Chennai and Delhi and file applications in the local courts for the custodial interrogation of the suspects, the officer explained. </p>.<p>Meanwhile, police let go of two individuals from Gundlupet, Chamarajanagar, who were detained for questioning in the case.</p>.<p>The men were questioned about their links with Pasha, who is believed to be hiding somewhere in Chamarajanagar, a senior officer said.</p>.<p>“They didn’t have anything to do with the group, so we released them after taking their statement,” the officer added. </p>
