<p>The City police on Tuesday said Syed Ismail Afaq, one of the terror suspects arrested recently, was an expert in assembling explosives and had undergone training in Pakistan.<br /><br /></p>.<p>According to the police, Afaq had supplied circuit boards to those who executed the blasts at German Bakery in Pune and the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru in 2010, Mumbai blast in 2011 and Dilsukhnagar blast in Hyderabad in 2013.<br /><br />“The accused have been active and were associated with the Indian Mujahiddeen (IM) since long. They were in touch with all IM leaders, including Yasin Bhatkal, Riyaz Bhatkal and Iqbal Bhatkal. Afaq had, in fact, visited Pakistan and had undergone training there. Their handlers are in Pakistan and Afaq is a mine of information,” an official said.<br /><br />In the Dilsukhnagar blast, the National Investigation Agency had charge-sheeted four IM members, including Yasin Bhatkal. In the other blasts, investigating agencies had named Yasin Bhatkal along with the other accused.<br /><br />Sources said the four accused arrested by the Bengaluru police recently were receiving money through hawala transactions. “The investigation so far has revealed that Afaq has assembled explosives in many blasts and he has also confessed to the crime. Since the accused are involved in more than two blasts, a thorough investigation is necessary,” the official said.<br /><br />Afaq (34), Saddam Hussein (35), Abdus Subur (25), and Riyaz Ahmed Sayeedi (32), all from Bhatkal in Uttara Kannada district, were arrested by the Bengaluru police and are currently in their custody.<br /></p>
<p>The City police on Tuesday said Syed Ismail Afaq, one of the terror suspects arrested recently, was an expert in assembling explosives and had undergone training in Pakistan.<br /><br /></p>.<p>According to the police, Afaq had supplied circuit boards to those who executed the blasts at German Bakery in Pune and the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru in 2010, Mumbai blast in 2011 and Dilsukhnagar blast in Hyderabad in 2013.<br /><br />“The accused have been active and were associated with the Indian Mujahiddeen (IM) since long. They were in touch with all IM leaders, including Yasin Bhatkal, Riyaz Bhatkal and Iqbal Bhatkal. Afaq had, in fact, visited Pakistan and had undergone training there. Their handlers are in Pakistan and Afaq is a mine of information,” an official said.<br /><br />In the Dilsukhnagar blast, the National Investigation Agency had charge-sheeted four IM members, including Yasin Bhatkal. In the other blasts, investigating agencies had named Yasin Bhatkal along with the other accused.<br /><br />Sources said the four accused arrested by the Bengaluru police recently were receiving money through hawala transactions. “The investigation so far has revealed that Afaq has assembled explosives in many blasts and he has also confessed to the crime. Since the accused are involved in more than two blasts, a thorough investigation is necessary,” the official said.<br /><br />Afaq (34), Saddam Hussein (35), Abdus Subur (25), and Riyaz Ahmed Sayeedi (32), all from Bhatkal in Uttara Kannada district, were arrested by the Bengaluru police and are currently in their custody.<br /></p>
