Hyderabad City Police on Sunday arrested three persons for allegedly being involved in several terror-related cases in Hyderabad and conspiring to hurl grenades at public gatherings. The three were identified as Abdul Zahed, Md Sameeuddin and Maaz Hasan Farooq and are residents of Hyderabad.
After a preliminary investigation, police said that Zayed revived his contacts with his Pakistani ISI conduits, and conspired to cause terror acts including blasts and lone wolf attacks in Hyderabad. Based on specific information police arrested Zahed and his two associates.
Zahed was previously involved in several terror-related cases in Hyderabad including suicide attack on attack on the Hyderabad City Police Commissioner’s task force office in Begumpet in 2005. He was in regular touch with Pakistani ISI-LeT handlers, said police.
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Three absconding accused Farhatullah Ghori alias FG, Siddique Bin Osman alias Rafique, Abu Hamzala and Abdul Majeed alias Chotu, all natives of Hyderabad city and absconded as they were wanted in several terror cases and finally settled in Pakistan and now working under the aegis of ISI.
Meanwhile, Zahed in his confession has revealed that Farhatulla Ghori, Abu Hamzala and Majeed revived their contacts with him and they motivated and financed Zahed to recruit and carry out terror attacks in Hyderabad again. At the behest of Pakistan-based handlers, Zahed recruited Samiuddin and Maaz Hasan.
Police conducted searches at his residence and they recovered four hand grenades from the possession of the above persons which Zahed has received from his pak-based handlers. He along with his two associates was planning to hurl the hand grenades targeting public gatherings.