கேரளா: இஸ்லாமிய பயங்கரவாதியும் கம்யுனிஸ பயங்கரவாதியும் கைது

ஹிஜ்புல் முஜாஹிதீன் என்ற காஷ்மீர இஸ்லாமிய பயங்கரவாத குழுவில் ஒருவர் கேரளாவில் இடுக்கி மாவட்டத்தில் கைது செய்யப்பட்டுள்ளார். இவருக்கு பல பயங்கரவாதிகள் தொடர்பு உண்டு என்று கேரள அமைச்சர் கூறியுள்ளார். (யார் மதானியா?)

இதே பகுதியில் கம்யூனிஸ நக்ஸலைட் தலைவர் ஒருவரும் கைது செய்யப்பட்டுள்ளது குறிப்பிடத்தக்கது.

Arrest of Hizbul activist: Vigil stepped up in Kerala
Press Trust of India
Sunday, January 6, 2008 (Thiruvananthapuram)

The suspected Hizbul Mujahideen activist arrested from Kumali in Kerala's Idukki district had terrorist links, state Home Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan has said.

The information gathered by the state police from Jammu and Kashmir authorities showed that Altaf Ahamad Khan, arrested last night, was wanted in connection with several cases relating to terrorist activities, Balakrishnan told a press meet.

Altaf had been staying in the tourist town for about five years and was suspected to have made trips to Jammu and Kashmir during this period. The police has also recovered an identity card in which his name was written as Muhammad Ahammad Butt.

In view of the development, police has been asked to step up vigil across the state with special focus on tourist centres and work sites that engage migrant labourers in large numbers, he said.

He said there had been intelligence reports that terrorists were making Kerala as a hiding place, making use of the tourism boom in the state. A top People's War Group (PWG) leader was also arrested from Ernakulam district recently.

To tackle the menace, the intelligence wing of the state police has stepped up interaction and sharing of information with its counterparts in other states.