New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday filed a supplementary chargesheet against Indian Mujahideen founder Yasin Bhatkal. He has been charged under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), Explosives Act, IPC Sections 302 and 307 amongst others.
The chargesheet speaks about the specific role of Yasin Bhatkal as the co-founder of Indian Mujahedeen. Another key Indian Mujahideen operative Asadullah Akhtar alias Haddi's name has also been mentioned in it.
The chargesheet has been filed in the Patiala House court. Bhatkal was arrested from the India-Nepal border in Bihar in August 2013 along with Haddi, who is also the head of the terror group's operations in India.
Yasin Bhatkal, whose real name is Muhammad Ahmad Zarar Siddibapa, hails from Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka. The 30-year-old Bhatkal co-founded the Indian Mujahideen in 2008 with his brothers Riaz Bhatkal and Abdul Subhan Qureshi.
He was on the NIA Most Wanted List and security agencies had been looking for him from the past five years. He is the only top Indian Mujahideen operative who decided to stay back in the country after the crackdown on the outfit.
He is alleged to have been involved in the 2010 Pune Gernam Bakery blast in which 17 people were killed and is suspected to the person who actually planted the explosives. He was caught on CCTV trying to conceal his identity by wearing a cap.
The Indian Mujahideen is suspected to be responsible for a long list of terror attacks in India including the ones in Bangalore and Hyderabad. He is the main accused in the blast outside a stadium in Bangalore in 2010 just before a cricket match.
He had earlier been arrested in 2008 by the West Bengal Police, but he managed to get bail as the officials were not aware that they have caught a dreaded terrorist.
The Indian Mujahideen came into being after the ban on Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI).
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