8 April 2015

SIMI: Jolt to 'Revival'

Ajit Kumar Singh

Two cadres of the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) were killed in an encounter with the Police near Janakipuram in Nalgonda District of the newly constituted Telangana State, on April 4, 2015. One Police Constable was killed while another Policeman was injured during the encounter. Telangana Director General of Police (DGP) Anurag Sharma in an April 5 release, stated that the slain duo were identified as Mohammed Aijazuddeen, a native of Kareli in the Narsinghpur District of Madhya Pradesh (MP) and Mohammed Aslam alias Bilal, who hailed from Ganesh Talai in the Khandwa District of MP. Sharma added, "Aijajuddeen and Aslam have been the active members of Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) in Madhya Pradesh and were involved in acts of terror in India."

According to the release, the duo were on the run since they opened fire and killed a Police Constable and a Home Guard, who were part of a police team that was checking vehicles for suspicious passengers at the Suryapet Bus Stand in Nalgonda District, in the intervening night of April 1 and 2. A circle inspector and another Home Guard were injured in the firing. The duo had also tried to stop a car at gunpoint and injured one civilian when the driver of the car sped on.

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