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9/18/2017 Al-Qaeda Man Caught In Delhi, Was Planning To Radicalise Rohingyas: Cops

Al-Qaeda Man Caught In Delhi,


Was Planning To Radicalise
Rohingyas: Cops
Around 40,000 Rohingyas fled from Myanmar and settled in
India following the unrest in Rakhine province.
Delhi | Edited by Arun Nair | Updated: September 18, 2017 20:03 IST

The police said the suspect was on a mission to radicalise the Rohingya muslims in India.

New Delhi: A man suspected to be an operative of al-Qaeda has been arrested from east
Delhi, the police said today. Shauman Haq, 27, was arrested near Vikas Marg yesterday
by the Special Cell of Delhi Police following a tip-off, an official said.
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by the Special Cell of DelhiAl-Qaeda
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Police following a tip-off, an official said.
Man Caught In Delhi, Was Planning To Radicalise Rohingyas: Cops

The police said the suspect was on a mission to radicalise the Rohingya muslims in India.
"His job was to recruit locals from Mizoram and Manipur and send them to Myanmar to
fight. So basically, he was espousing the cause of Rohingyas," said Pramod Kushwah, a
senior police officer.

Around 40,000 Rohingyas fled from Myanmar and settled in India following the unrest in
Rakhine province.

Earlier today, the government, in a written submission, told the Supreme Court that
Rohingyas from Myanmar are a "very serious and potential threat to national security". The
Rohingyas, the Centre said, are "indulging in anti-national activities" and channeling
laundered money. The Supreme Court is hearing a petition by two Rohingyas who have
challenged deportation by India.

In its submission, the government said many of the Rohingyas figure in suspected sinister
designs of Pakistan's intelligence agency ISI, the ISIS and extremist groups who want to
achieve "ulterior motives" like triggering communal and sectarian violence in the sensitive
areas of the country.

Referring to "security agency inputs and other authentic material", the government said
there were indications of "links between some of the Rohingyas with Pakistan-based terror
organisations and similar organisations operating in other countries.

Shauman Haq has been sent to police custody till September 30.

While producing him before the court, police said Haq had to be confronted with various
"incriminating" evidence recovered in the matter and to gather information on the other
accused.

(with inputs from PTI)


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