Mateen Hafeez TNN
Mumbai: The crime branch has detained an alleged rioter, Nadeem Shaikh, for assaulting a policeman on August 11 during the Azad Maidan rally. A source said the man, picked up on the basis of a photo showing him in action, would be formally arrested after his interrogation was over. His would be the 55th arrest in the case.
Meanwhile, the crime branch is trying to establish if Abdul Qadir Ansari, arrested for desecrating the Amar Jawan Jyoti, intended to go to Pakistan after fleeing the city. Ansari, who is being interrogated, was caught while he was preparing to leave for Nepal.
“We arrested Ansari based on a photograph that
appeared in the media. He was seen trying to smash the memorial,” said a
police officer. “During our search, we received information from three
or four areas in Mumbai where informers said he was living. It is not
physically possible for a man to live at four places.
“We started questioning people in each area and finally found that he was from Jogeshwari.”
“We started questioning people in each area and finally found that he was from Jogeshwari.”
The
officer said Ansari left Mumbai two days after the August 11 incident
and went to Bihar’s Sitamadi district. “From there, he was preparing to
leave for Nepal. We are questioning him on whether he has any friends or
relatives in that country or if he wanted to go to Pakistan. It is a
sensitive investigation and we are taking our steps slowly to avoid any
mistakes that could ruin our case.”
The Times of India, August 30, 2012
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