HUBLI: Safdhar Hussain Nagori, the prime accused in the 2006 Mumbai train serial blast case, and seven others arrested in connection with terrorist activities in Hubli will be produced before the first additional district court here on Wednesday.
Suspected Student Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) activists who were arrested at Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) on January 30, 2008, were allegedly involved in terrorist activities and planned serial bomb blasts in coastal and North Karnataka. The CID has named 230 witnesses in the chargesheet.
KIMS director Dr B S Madakatti, former director Dr M G Hiremath, SP of Surat A V Jyoti and some other senior officials are named as witnesses. CID DySP S S Khoth had submitted chargesheet to the court.
SIMI general secretary Safdhar Hussain Nagori, treasurer Hafeez alias Adnan, activists Shibli alias Sabidh, Kamruddin of Ujjain, Mohammed Yaseen of Gulbarga, Mohammed Ansar from Ernakulam, Kerala and P A Shadoli of Kottayam, Kerala, have been jailed across the country. The Karnataka police made futile attempts to bring these accused to the Hubli court.
It may be recalled that Riazuddin Nasir, the kingpin of the Hyderabad blast, had been produced before the Hubli court along with Mohammed Asif, Allabhaksha Yadwad, Saeed Sadiq, Asadulla, Mirza Ahmed Beig, who were the students of KIMS, Manroz Jaman homeopathic doctor from Belgaum, Shakil Mali and former of TATA Infotech employee Yahya Kutti.