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After Pune blast, No trace of SIMI supporters in state
Updated On: 16 February, 2010 10:27 AM IST | | Nolan Pinto
State police discover people named in a list of SIMI sympathisers have disappeared without a trace
State police discover people named in a list of SIMI sympathisersu00a0 have disappeared without a trace
Working on inputs from the Intelligence Bureau (IB) after Saturday's Pune blast, the anti-terrorist cell set out to track down sympathisers of the banned Students' Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) and the lesser-known Islamic Students' Congregation (ISC) across the state. Only, it has drawn a blank so far.
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The disappearance of so many SIMI and ISC sympathisers from the city and other parts of the state in the wake of the Pune blast is a curious development. It has greatly aroused the suspicion of investigators looking for clues to who may be behind the explosion that killed nine people, said sources.
Police sources said the IB had passed on a list of people believed to be close to SIMI and ISC to the state intelligence bureau on Sunday, hours after the Pune terror attack. Police teams launched a massive search operation in the city and the rest of the state. The ongoing exercise involves 24 inspector-level officers assisted by subordinate staff.
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