Father relieved after Yasin Bhatkal's arrest
Daijiworld Media Network – Bhatkal
Bhatkal, Aug 29: After the news regarding the arrest of Yasin Bhatkal alias Ahmed Siddibapa, his father Zarar Siddibapa and uncle Yaqub Siddibapa gave the following statement to the media, here on Thursday August 29.
“We are extremely relieved that Ahmed Siddibapa has been arrested according to the media reports. We are relieved because the truth will come out and our fears that he would be eliminated in a fake encounter have been set to rest. We have complete faith in the judicial process. He should be punished if he is guilty of any offence after the due process of law is followed. The cardinal principle that every person is innocent until proved guilty should be followed,” they said.
Several accusations are being spread in the media about Ahmed Siddibapa. We wish to put the basic facts in the public domain, they added.
“Ahmed Siddibapa was born in 1983. He studied at Bhatkal from grade 1 to 10. He had never set foot in Pune to our knowledge, until he disappeared from Dubai. Ahmed could not pass his 10th grade. He left for Dubai in November of 2005 and disappeared from Dubai in January 2007. Despite the best efforts of the family and the Dubai Intelligence, Ahmed Sidibapa could not be traced,” they said.
They requested the media not to conduct a media trial and allow a free and fair trial.