Dreaded terrorist Viqaruddin gives vent to his strong vengeance against Gujarat Chief Minister during interrogation by city cops. Hyderabad Journal brings you the exclusive story.
Viqaruddin Ahmed, the most wanted terrorist nabbed by the police this week confessed to his interrogators that he has plans to kill Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi. Viqaruddin, who used to move with different names in different places, had taken a small house for rent in Ahmedabad as part of his plan to attack Modi, sources told Hyderabad Journal.
He had prepared identity cards of two national media houses - Star News and Zee News, to get closer to his targets. After differing with Darsgah Jihad-O-Shahadat (DJS), Viqar had formed his own group Tehreek Galba-e- Islam (TGI) to avenge the killings of Mecca Masjid blasts and the subsequent police firing. Evidence available with Hyderabad Journal shows that he also had plans to attack Narendra Modi and Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Praveen Togadia as part of his plan to avenge the killings in Gujarat riots, sources said.
Viqar and his associates committed theft at various eSeva centers in Hyderabad for money to buy weapons and carry out their operations. He attacked the eSeva center at Banjara Hills and left for Ahmedabad with an intention to attack Narendra Modi.
But he fell short of money and tried to rob Allahabad Bank in Ahmedabad for funds and ended up killing a police constable in the process. He then came back to Hyderabad and killed a police personnel who was on duty.
Viqaruddin wanted to expand his outfit just like any other terrorist organization operating from Pakistan. But his aversion to join hands with other groups confined his group to a very small numbers, sources said.
The investigators believe his group has only five members including Viqar and all of them have been arrested. His goal is to implement Shariat (Islamic law) in Hyderabad, kill Narendra Modi, Praveen Togadia and other top leaders of Sangh Pariwar and also the police personnel who took part in the firing soon after Mecca Masjid blasts, sources said.
Viqar wanted to expand his outfit in Gujarat with the help of Dr Haneef, a native of Gujarat, who migrated to Hyderabad few years ago. The duo came into contact at DJS meetings. It was due to this reason he included Haneef in his group. This unqualified doctor provided shelter for Viqar and his associates both in Ahmedabad and also at Hyderabad, an investigator told Hyderabad Journal.
When he could not reach Modi and Togadia, Viqaruddin tried to rob and kill the jeweler who had invited Togadia to his house in Hyderabad recently. The gang had conducted a 'recce' on the jeweler but was caught before executing the plan, sources said. Viqar used to rob eSeva centers whenever he needed money. He used the money for purchasing arms and ammunition made in the underground manufacturing units in Munger district of Bihar, sources said. Police have recovered three pistols, four magazines and 35 live rounds of ammunition from the gang.
With vendetta
Viqar's accomplies include Syed Amzad alias Suleman, Zakir, Riaz and Dr Haneef. All the accused except Haneef are natives of Hyderabad, while Haneef is a native of Gujarat but migrated to Hyderabad few years ago.
While Syed Amzad physically participated in all the criminal acts of Viqaruddin, others provided them shelter and other logistics support. Viqar has so far confessed to his involvement in the firing on police personnel at Santoshnagar in 2008, killing of home guard at Falaknuma in 2009 and killing of a police constable at Shalibanda in May this year. He had also confessed to killing of a police constable in Ahmedabad city of Gujarat when the latter tried to stop him from committing robbery at a bank, the city police chief said.
Apart from the killings, Viqar told his interrogators that all the robberies at eSeva centers in Hyderabad were committed by him as he needed money for purchase of arms and ammunition and carry out his operations.
Pledged to kill
This is the second module of Islamic extremists originated from Hyderabad to target politicians of Gujarat. The first module had killed former Home Minister of Gujarat, Haren Pandya in 2003. The kingpin of the module Asgar Ali and his associates have been convicted for the murder and sentenced to life.
Seven years later, Viqaruddin had made attempts to reach Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi with an intention to kill him as retaliation to the Gujarat riots.
At least a dozen Muslim youths from Hyderabad have been arrested by the Gujarat police after Asgar Ali module has been busted. All of them are either convicted on the charges of conspiracy to spread terror in the state or still facing trial.
It is pertinent to mention here that Narendra Modi had announced in his address at a public meeting at Nizam College grounds in Hyderabad before the general elections in 2009 that every terror module would be busted in his home state has some connection to Hyderabad. "Gujarat mein jo bhi aatank ka kaam chal raha hai, uska taar kahi na kahi Hyderabad se juda hua rahta hai," Modi had said in his address.
Committed to what he feels to be 'ideals', Viqaruddin has certain principles, said the investigators. To rob only government money To enforce Shariat law in Hyderabad To kill those police personnel who have participated in the firing soon after Mecca Masjid blasts To kill Narendra Modi, Praveen Togadia and other Sangh pariwar leaders
Intelligence Vs IPS
It was not the city police, but intelligence sleuths who have arrested Viqar and his gamg with a great effort. Since Viqar had opened fire on one of the intelligence constables' couple of years ago, it was widely believed that he would be killed in an encounter.
But one senior IPS officer in the city police, who has been able to secure key postings with the help of a political party, has negotiated for the life of the dreaded criminal Viqar.
Now that Viqar had told his interrogators that he would unleash terror soon after his release from jail, a state of bitterness is prevailing between the intelligence and the IPS officer, sources told Hyderabad Journal. | 
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