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Daijiworld Media Network - Bhatkal
Bhatkal, Jan 12 (DHNS): Khaja Sayeedi, the father of Riyaz Ahmed, the terror suspect arrested by the Central Crime Branch of the Bengaluru police, said that the arrest of his son had surprised him.
Riyaz had been arrested on Saturday night at the Mangaluru airport, before he was scheduled to board a flight to Dubai.
Riyaz was working at a hardware shop there. Sayeedi said that he had come home on December 8. Riyaz’s wife had delivered a baby girl 18 days ago. He was married 18 months ago. Riyaz had been living in Dubai for the last 10 years after completing Islamic education.
Sayeedi claimed that his son was innocent and that he never indulged in such activities and that he had been arrested without any reason.
Suspect’s mother ill
He said that Riyaz had last spoken to him on the phone at 10.30 pm and was supposed to board a flight at 11.30 pm. Sayeedi said that the health of Riyaz’s mother Fazeela deteriorated after they came to know of his arrest. Riyaz has two sisters and a brother.
Sayeedi said that his son may have been arrested due to wrong information given by someone.
Muslim body wants CCB, NIA to come clean on raids
Majlis-e-Islah wa Tanzeem, a social organisation run by Bhatkal Muslims, has demanded that the CCB and the NIA which had arrested a few terror suspects from Bhatkal and had seized explosives four days ago, should come clean on a few issues.
It has sought to know why local leaders were not taken into confidence if the raid party knew that explosives were stored in a house in the town. Why were neighbours and the local media not informed during the raids, the Tanzeem wants to know.
It has sought to know what did the bag taken inside the house, with the help of the local police, contain.What was the need for the raid party to remain inside the small house for seven to eight hours by closing the door? the Tanzeem says.
It now plans to submit memorandum to the chief minister.