6TH ACCUSED IN DILSUKHNAGAR BLAST GRILLED

Hyderabad: Alleged Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative Ajaz Shaikh, who has been named

the sixth accused in the Dilsukhnagar blasts case, was produced before the Ranga Reddy District Courts at LB

Nagar on Monday. The sleuths of the National Investigation Agency (NIA)

brought him to the court amidst tight security. The court examined him and posted the case. He is accused of arranging fake identity cards for others involved in the twin blasts

on February 21, 2013. It was learnt that the NIA had filed a petition seeking his cus

tody. During investigation by various security agencies after he was arrested by Delhi police last September, it was found that Shaikh had arranged for fake identity cards like voter IDs, PAN and other documents for IM operatives — Asadullah Akhtar, Tehseen Akhtar and some others including a Pakistan national named Waqas. Using these fake ID cards, other suspects procured mobile SIM cards and withdrew

money directly from foreign exchange centres in Mangalore, both prior and after the blasts.

NIA had already established that fake ID proofs were submitted by Waqas and Asadullah while withdrawing money from Western Union Money Transfer and other foreign exchanges in Mangalore. After getting cus

tody of Shaikh in the twin blasts case, NIA sleuths plan to ascertain the available informa

tion.