Five more suspected SIMI members arrested in Chhattisgarh

During investigation, it came to fore that Sheikh Habibullah, Hayat Khan and Roshan had links with the banned organisation since 1999 and they had also allegedly attended a meeting of the terror outfit held at Barnawapara forests, around 100 km away from the Chhattisgarh state capital of Raipur.




Investigators also recovered SIMI membership forms from arrested SIMI operatives, he said.  All of them were booked under provisions of the Prevention of Unlawful Activities Act, 1968, he said.

Earlier, the police had arrested autodriver Abdul Wahid Khan (54) of Pandri and Umer Sidhhiqui (35), who runs a coaching class in Raja Talab, for their alleged SIMI links.