Computer Companies Were Target of Terror "Techies"

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From 'Times of India': Infosys, Dell and IBM were the targets of recently arrested terror suspects. The "techies" who were arrested had been gathering explosives for an attack. Police investigating terror cases in Davanagere and Hubli submitted this information before a Hubli court in February. The prosecution revealed this to the court in both the remand applications (filed while taking Mohammed Asif, arrested MBBS student, in custody) and in the application filed to oppose Asif's bail plea. In the case filed in the Gokul Road PS, Hubli police named 12 persons as accused. Of them, seven have been arrested - Mohammed Asif (23), Riyazuddin Nasir (20), Asadullah K Abubaker (20), Shakeel Ahmed (29), Alla Baksh (23), Yahya Iyas Kamakutty (32), and Syed Sadiq (33) alias Sameer. Five others - Adnan alias Hafeez Hussain Mulla alias Jeda; Dr Mirza Ahmed Baig; Sibli alias Sabeeth from Kottayam, Kerala; Sattar Nagori alias Iqbal; and Syed Nayeem - are absconding. The accused have been charged under various sections of IPC pertaining to terrorism; Prevention of Unlawful Activities Act and Explosives Act.

Kamakutty was arrested only recently. "Infosys, Dell and IBM and other public places were the targets. He, along with his associates, was gathering explosives for this purpose. We recovered 100 gelatin sticks, 100 detonators and one hand bomb from his possession," stated the documents filed by the investigating officer. According to the documents, Asif revealed the network of the banned Students' Islamic Movement of India.