The anti -Tamil Nadu police anti -terrorism squad said on Thursday that he arrested Sadiq in the 1998 Coimbatore bomb blast case Sadiq, who was killed and 250 others were killed.
In addition, a prominent accused in communal murder cases in Tamil Nadu, he has been absconding for 29 years and has never been arrested since 1996.
ATS said in an official release, “Acting on specific and reliable intelligence”, an anti -terrorism squad and a special team of Coimbatore city police arrested the accused in Vijaypura district of Karnataka.
Sadiq, a native of Coimbatore, used several surnames and includes Raja, tailor Raja, Walranthha Raja, Shahjan Abdul Majid Makandar and Shahjahan Sheikh. He is also an accused in the 1996 petrol bomb attack in Coimbatore, resulting in the death of the jail warden Bopalan; Case of Saiti murder in Nagor in 1996; And the murder of jailer Jayaprakash in Madurai in 1997.
“In recent weeks, the anti -terrorism squad has arrested India’s most wanted accused Abubkar Siddiq and Mohammad Ali @ Yunus from Annamaya district of Andhra Pradesh from Annamaya district of Andhra Pradesh.
The ATS said that the arrest of Sadiq @ tailor Raja from Vijaypura district, Karnataka has identified the third successful apprehension of a long time involved in cases related to terror.
Chief Minister MK Stalin praised the opposing terrorism squad and intelligence officials who guided the special unit for the arrest of Sadiq and re -established that Tamil Nadu is at the forefront of internal security.
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To pay special attention to anti -terrorism functions, under the ATS, Intelligence Wing, he was formed after DMK took power in 2023, he said.
The ATS, through its outstanding work, has arrested three important accused, including Abubakar Siddiq, who cannot be arrested during the last 30 years during the last 30 years by Tamil Nadu Police, Central Government investigating agencies and police departments of neighboring states. Stalin thanked Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh Police for their support in arresting three accused persons.
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