In his detailed confessions, Riyazuddin has told interrogators that he underwent training for a year in Muridke, the headquarters of Lashkar-e-Taiba near Lahore.
Riyazuddin details experiences during training at Muridke
NEW DELHI: The detailed confessions of Riyazuddin Nasir, the terror mastermind who was arrested on January 11 in Karnataka, could provide strong ammunition to New Delhi to back its argument that Pakistan continues to be the training ground for terrorists targeting India.
In his detailed confessions, Riyazuddin has told interrogators that he underwent training for a year in Muridke, the headquarters of Lashkar-e-Taiba near Lahore. During this period, Riyazuddin also spent a lot of time with Shahid Bilal, the mastermind behind a series of blasts that rocked Hyderabad.
Nasir has told his interrogators that Bilal was killed in Karachi on August 30, as had been reported by DNA last year.
Nasir has provided a whole lot of details about Bilal and his operations in Pakistan as well within India.
Nasir has also told his interrogators about his detailed acquaintance with a terrorist who attacked the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore on December 28, 2005.
Professor Munish Chandra Puri of the IIT Delhi was killed and four others were injured in the attack, which had remained unsolved.
Nasir has revealed extensive details of the attack, providing the first credible breakthrough in the case.
Many sources believe Nasir’ arrest was “very timely” because his group was beginning to recruit more members for terror attacks across southern and western India.
Among the specific targets were the offices of the police chiefs of Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat, some targets in Maharashtra and Goa and Karnataka.
There is still no evidence of any major funding for Nasir, though Asadullah Abu Bakar, who was arrested along with him, was from a rich family. Some $250 that police found in Nasir’s custody was given to him by his sister, who is based in Saudi Arabia.
Nasir told his interrogators that he decided to become a fidayeen because of three factors: the demolition of Babri Masjid, the riots of Gujarat, and the large number of fake encounters in which Muslims were the victims.
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