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Two held in Mumbai for circulating fake
currency notes; terror link suspected
Tuesday January 22, 2013 09:25:57 PM,
IANS
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Mumbai: Two men,
allegedly belonging to Hizbul Mujahideen, have been arrested here
for circulating fake currency notes in the country and conducting
a recce of important spots in Jammu and Kashmir, a Mumbai Police
official said Tuesday.
"The duo - Farooq Naiku, 37, and Mohammed Talukdar, 32 - were
arrested from a guest house in south Mumbai Jan 16. They have been
remanded in police custody till Wednesday," Joint Commissioner of
Police (Crime Branch) Himanshu Roy told reporters here.
Roy said that police are trying to ascertain if either or both of
the arrested men played any role in the Azad Maidan riots here Aug
11 last year.
According to Roy, it was revealed during interrogation that Naiku
was a member of the terror outfit and has been operating mostly
from Jammu and Kashmir. Originally from Baramulla, Naiku had,
however, been living in Navi Mumbai disguised as a dry fruit
vendor.
Roy said the duo was involved in circulating fake currency notes
and also in supply of narcotics. An expert in photography and
computer applications, Naiku is also believed to have photographed
several important installations in Jammu and Kashmir.
"We have evidence that Naiku photographed Uri Dam, Uri power
project, Baramulla bridge and graves of terrorists killed during
operations by security forces," Roy said.
Police also found evidence on a mode of communication used by
Naiku where he did not send emails but saved a message as a draft
in the email account through which he operated. He would then pass
on the password of the account to his handlers for them to read
the message.
Talukdar, on the other hand, is originally from Assam and while
police believed that he was helping Naiku in the circulation of
fake currency notes, they are yet to ascertain his exact profile
as a member of Hizbul Mujahideen.
"We have been trying to ascertain Talukdar's role in detail," Roy
said.
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