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Mangalore: The prime accused Ayesha Banu in the Patna blast case, has created a lot of buzz in the past few day especially as she belonged from Mangalore in Karnataka, although a latest turn has been perceived, as a leading newspaper claims, no involvement of Ayesha Banu.
Reprehensibly the newspaper asserts, IGP Pratap Reddy confirming that he has no information about any investigation taking place about Patna blast case in Mangalore. It must be also considered that earlier as per the media reports the case to be a secret operation thus it is still doubtful whether the officials are trying to hide it from the media glare.
After the addressing to Yasin Bhatkal as he hailed from Bhatkal in Karnataka, located 488 km northwest of Bangalore another involvement of a terrorist act from Karnataka itself has created immense trauma within the state.
Recently Jagadish Shenava, district working president of Vishwa Hindu Parishad was heard stating urging the government, that Mangalore and the surrounding is coming to limelight these days in connection to terrorist activities and if this continues, soon it will be a terrorist hub.
Dr K V Jagadish, DCP for law and order in Mangalore has said that the newspaper report on Ayesha Banu is irrelevant as no agency has contacted Mangalore police in regards to the case.
Sources have known that Ayesha had maintained close relationship with her brothers and even got bank accounts opened in the names of her brother Motappa and neighbors Raghu and Udaya, two years ago.
The Bihar police were granted transit warrant of Ayesha Banu and her husband Zubair on Wednesday November 13. As per the JMFC III court warrant the couple will be taken to Bihar for interrogation over suspected money transactions, thus the case can taken unexpected turn tracing whether the couple was involved in a terrorist activity or a fiscal con.
The unsure involvement of Ayesha Banu in the Patna blast was understood only after the arrest of five Hindu extremists identified as Gopal, Vikas, Pawan and Ganesh, for illegal money transactions and alleged links with Pakistan’s investigation agency ISI, but the police officials say the matter is still uncertain.
The authorities have although said that Ayesha was booked under IPC Sections 420 (cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property), 460 (house trespass or house-breaking by night punishable in case of death or grievous hurt caused), 468 (forgery for purpose of cheating), 471 (passing off a forged document as genuine) and 120b (criminal conspiracy), which are usually the charges with reference to a financial scam
But she has also booked under Sections 17 (raising funds for terrorist act), 18 (b) (recruiting persons for terrorist acts), section 21 (holding proceeds of terrorism), 38 (membership of terrorist organization) and 40 (raising funds for terrorist organizations) of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, thus the matters are cynical as of yet.
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