2 Rohingyas in terror cases
Police says the security concerns expressed by the Centre with to Myanmar refugees staying in the country cannot be brushed aside. Police points out that Myanmar nationals were involved in two cases, both of them linked to terror.
In November 2014, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested a Myanmar national, Mohammed Khalid alias Khaleed, from the Balapur settlement in the city for his alleged connection to the Bardhaman, West Bengal, blast case.
Khaleed had been trained at a terror camp organised by Tehreek-eAzadi Arakan, the NIA had claimed. The NIA had alleged that Khalid was part of a Rohingya solidarity organisation and had links with Bangladesh-based terror groups.
In another case in 2015, nine persons including two policemen were arrested for allegedly arranging Indian passports for Myanmar nationals.
The two policemen included Ahmed, a constable, and S.K. Saleem, a home guard, both working with the Special Branch here.
The prime accused, though, was one Mohammed Nasir, a Pakistani national having links to terror outfits. Three of Nasir’s associates were arrested.
Myanmar national Zia Ur Rahman along with Faizal Mohamoud and Zianul Abedin, both Bangladesh nationals, and three local agents Ansari, Mohammed Masood Ali Khan and Sohail Parvez Khanwere also arrested.
Mohammed Nasir had reportedly managed to get fake Indian passports for many Myanmar nationals through his contacts in the Special Branch and sent them to Saudi Arabia on visit visas.
The police are still clueless as to why the Myanmar nationals had gone to Saudi Arabia with the help of those who had terror links.
Police said Nasir and Zia-ur-Rahman had helped Pakistani national Waqas (who was recently awarded death sentence in Dilsukhnagar twin blast case) cross over into Bangladesh in 2014.
“Following the two terror related cases, we are regularly keeping a watch on Rohingya settlements. They are staying at Asadbabanagar and Hafeezbabanagar. The Intelligence Bureau periodically issues us advisories and we follow them diligently,” DCP (South) V. Satyanarayana said.
The Rachakonda police monitors their activities. “We monitor their activities and do not interfere with the day to day affairs of the Rohingyas unless we sense something suspicious. We have a record of all those who are staying in the settlements,” said a police official.