written by Vishwa Mohan
Monday October 22, 2012
NEW DELHI - Hours after Delhi Police put the suspected Indian Mujahideen terrorist Fasih Mohammed under arrest following his deportation, India on Monday said that he was a very important catch and Saudi Arabia had fully cooperated with New Delhi in this case.
Reacting over deportation, home secretary R K Singh said Fasih Mohammed was deported by Saudi Arabia only after the accused served sentence there for some minor crime. His deportation was an excellent example of cooperation from Saudi Arabia, he added.
Singh, however, did not elaborate on the kind of crime Fasih might have committed there.
Home secretary said Saudi Arabia had never denied deporting the suspected Indian Mujahideen terrorist who acted as a facilitator for the terror outfit cadres who were arrested by Delhi Police late last year in connection with attacks in Delhi and Bangalore. Saudi Arabia had only asked for some time for processing the Indian request of deporting him, said Singh.
Elaborating on his role a bit, the home secretary said Fasih used to involve in providing shelter to other Indian Mujahideen cadres and acting as a communicator for the group using different channels.
Fasih, after being in detention for five months in Saudi Arabia, was taken into custody from Delhi airport on his arrival from the Gulf country.
India had sought deportation of Fasih from Saudi Arabia and also got an Interpol Red Corner notice issued against him.
Bihar-born Fasih, an engineer by profession, is alleged to have been involved in the Chinnaswamy Stadium blast in Bangalore and the shooting near Jama Masjid (Delhi), both in 2010, and is wanted by Delhi and Karnataka police.
Fasih's name cropped up during the interrogation of suspected IM terrorists arrested during the last nine months.
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