Sunday, March 8, 2009

Oman Links to Terrorism in India

A news report from Indian Express claims that a Keralan based in Muscat since 2001 was recently arrested and extradited to Bangalore for his involvement in financing the July 25 bomb attacks in Bangalore. The report states that the 25-year-old Sarfaraz Nawaz is a member of a Lashkar-e-Toiba cell. Furthermore:

Apart from financing the Bangalore blasts to the tune of Rs 3.25 lakh, Nawaz is a part of a LeT module that was plotting attacks on key scientists in India, Bangalore Police Commissioner Shankar Bidari said. “In December 2008, Nawaz along with Jasim and Ali (both members of LeT) discussed some plan to attack some prominent scientists of India and some other important personalities,” he said.
Sources said Jasim and Ali, an Omani national, were together responsible for funding the the journey of 26/11 Mumbai attack accused Fahim Ansari to Pakistan for Terror training.