Coimbatore: All the three suspects taken into custody by the Special Investigation Division (SID) on Saturday in connection with the recent terror attack warning have been released.
Coimbatore: All the three suspects taken into custody by the Special Investigation Division (SID) on Saturday in connection with the recent terror attack warning have been released.
As reported earlier, out of the three, one of the suspect hails from Coimbatore and the other from Chennai. The three suspects were cornered by the SID here, after they allegedly had been in regular phone conversation with Abdul Khadar Rahim, a person from Kerala, who on Saturday was arrested by the Kerala police suspecting to have connections with the Lashkar-e-Taiba terror outfit.
However, the Police said that the three men were released upon condition and have been instructed to present themselves when called for investigation.
Who is Abdul Khadar Rahim?
A native of Kodungallur of Thrissur district, Abdul Khadar Rahim has been arrested over his suspected ISIS link. He was taken custody from the Ernakulam First Class Magistrate Court premises here on Saturday.
Kerala police on Saturday arrested Abdul Rahim based on the Intelligence report that he was aiding the six ISIS- Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists who are reported to have intruded into Tamil Nadu from Sri Lanka.
For over a decade, Rahim had been working and is involved in business at Bahrain. As he suffered losses in his trade, he returned to his native place at Madavana near Kodungallur, six months ago. Later, he started an automobile workshop at Aluva and went to Bahrain on visit visa last month.
Rahim's wife and two children were staying in his native place Madavana along with his parents. A few days ago, Rahim had informed his family that he would be coming to Kerala soon.
Hours before his arrest, Rahim had confessed that he had no connection with any terrorist outfits and pleaded innocent through a news channel. He also hinted that he would surrender before the Court and prove his innocence.
While he came to the Court to surrender based on reports that the police were searching for him. The police surprised him as they were tipped off about his arrival.
Rahim had landed in Kerala from Bahrain two days ago along with a woman hailing from Wayanad. She was also taken into custody on Saturday.
The accused, Abdul Kader Rahim, 50, of Kodungallur in Thrissur, was being interrogated by top police officials, including IG and Kochi City Police Commissioner Vijay Sakhare at a police guest house in the city.
Rural police Chief K.P. Vijayakumar said, "As directed by the DGP, we are closely observing Rahim's house, but are yet to get any clue of his connection with any religious or political organisation at his native place."