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| | name = Abdul |
| name = Abdul Qureshi | ||
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| other_names = Abdul Usman Qureshi, Kasim, Zakir, Qab, Touqeer | ||
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| birth_name = Abdul Haji Usman Qureshi | ||
| | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1972|7|19}} | | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1972|7|19}} | ||
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| '''Abdul |
'''Abdul Qureshi''' (born 1972 in Rampur) is a formerly most wanted islamist bomb-maker and one of the most wanted terrorists in ] and has been called India's ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/abdul-subhan-qureshi-s-journey-from-being-a-quiet-boy-to-bin-laden-of-india/story-zXHKBD0NCpY42Jiz512vAJ.html|title=Abdul Subhan Qureshi's journey from being a quiet boy to 'bin Laden of India'|date=22 January 2018|website=Hindustan Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=The Times & The Sunday Times|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/|access-date=2021-02-19|website=www.thetimes.co.uk|language=en}}</ref> He is suspected to be associated with the ] (SIMI), and is thought to have been responsible for participating in the ], ] and ].<ref>{{Cite web|title=News, Latest News, Breaking News, News Headlines, Live News, Today News CNN-News18 English|url=https://www.news18.com/|access-date=2021-02-19|website=News18|language=en}}</ref> He is also a suspect in the ]. | ||
| He is more commonly known as '''Tauqeer''' and is believed to be the signer in the ] terror email as ''al-Arabi''.<ref>http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-08-19/india/27930826_1_jaipur-blasts-serial-blasts-abdul-subhan Mumbai's Tauqeer sent email after Jaipur blasts: Investigators</ref> Abdul Subhan Qureshi was arrested by Delhi Police in January 2018.<ref name="manhunt">{{ |
He is more commonly known as '''Tauqeer''' and is believed to be the signer in the ] terror email as ''al-Arabi''.<ref> Mumbai's Tauqeer sent email after Jaipur blasts: Investigators</ref> Abdul Subhan Qureshi was arrested by Delhi Police in January 2018.<ref name="manhunt">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/2008-gujarat-blasts-mastermind-arrested-after-decade-long-manhunt/articleshow/62600348.cms|title=Abdul Subhan Qureshi: 2008 Gujarat blasts mastermind arrested after decade-long manhunt | India News - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref> He was listed on the ] list. | ||
| == Background == | == Background == | ||
| His Father Haji Usmaan Qureshi & Mother Zubeida Begum Qureshi who hailed from Rampur of ] in ] state<ref>http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-09-16/mumbai/27905655_1_safdar-nagori-simi-students-islamic-movement House shift, marriage couldn't lure him away from Simi</ref> migrated to ].<ref |
His Father Haji Usmaan Qureshi & Mother Zubeida Begum Qureshi who hailed from Rampur of ] in ] state<ref> House shift, marriage couldn't lure him away from Simi</ref> migrated to ].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2012-10-21|title=House shift, marriage couldn't lure him away from Simi - Times Of India|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-09-16/mumbai/27905655_1_safdar-nagori-simi-students-islamic-movement|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021190748/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-09-16/mumbai/27905655_1_safdar-nagori-simi-students-islamic-movement|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-10-21|access-date=2021-08-04}}</ref> He finished his SSC (class X) from an institution run by an Islamic trust in Byculla in ].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Archive News|url=https://www.thehindu.com/archive/|access-date=2021-03-21|website=The Hindu|language=en}}</ref> He graduated from the Antonio DeSouza High School in 1988, obtaining a good Secondary School Certificate with 76.6% marks. His sisters, Shabana, Asma and Safia, have MA Degrees, his eldest sister Farha has been a columnist in an Urdu newspaper "Inquilab" & an independent novelist, his youngest sister Hafsa, studies at Sophia college, Mumbai and none of his three well-educated brothers Imran, Numaan & Salman appear to have ever been associated with SIMI. | ||
| In 1992 he began studies at the Bharatiya Vidyapeeth in ]. In 1995, he obtained a ] in Industrial Electronics, and got a part-time job at String Computers in Mazgaon. In 1996, he earned a specialised software maintenance training from the CMS Institute in Marol. | In 1992 he began studies at the Bharatiya Vidyapeeth in ]. In 1995, he obtained a ] in Industrial Electronics, and got a part-time job at String Computers in Mazgaon. In 1996, he earned a specialised software maintenance training from the CMS Institute in Marol. | ||
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| In a 26 March 2001 letter, he resigned with a letter stating ''"I wish to inform you, that I have decided to devote one complete year to pursue religious and spiritual matters".'' | In a 26 March 2001 letter, he resigned with a letter stating ''"I wish to inform you, that I have decided to devote one complete year to pursue religious and spiritual matters".'' | ||
| Tauqeer married Arifa from Bandra in 1999 (or 2000). They moved to a flat at Mira Road in south Mumbai's Dongri area in 2000. On 21 August 2001, he participated in a SIMI press conference. He was video-recorded sitting beside ].<ref> |
Tauqeer married Arifa from Bandra in 1999 (or 2000). They moved to a flat at Mira Road in south Mumbai's Dongri area in 2000. On 21 August 2001, he participated in a SIMI press conference. He was video-recorded sitting beside ].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Latest News, Breaking News Today - Bollywood, Cricket, Business, Politics - IndiaToday|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/latest-news-breaking-news-today-bollywood-cricket-business-politics|access-date=2021-03-01|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref> | ||
| In 2006, he is said to have severed contact with even his wife and three children, One son & two daughter named Hanzala, Zainab and Zaweria nicknamed "Juhi".<ref> |
In 2006, he is said to have severed contact with even his wife and three children, One son & two daughter named Hanzala, Zainab and Zaweria nicknamed "Juhi".<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|title=Latest News, Breaking News Today - Bollywood, Cricket, Business, Politics - IndiaToday|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/latest-news-breaking-news-today-bollywood-cricket-business-politics|access-date=2021-02-19|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref> | ||
| Swati Mathur Mumbai, 17 September 2008</ref> | |||
| Arrested SIMI leader ], has told police that he knew Qureshi and they had attended a religious function in Delhi in 2000. Nagori has also told them that Qureshi attended a two-day SIMI meeting in Karnataka's Hubli and another SIMI meet at a ] forest in October 2007. | Arrested SIMI leader ], has told police that he knew Qureshi and they had attended a religious function in Delhi in 2000. Nagori has also told them that Qureshi attended a two-day SIMI meeting in Karnataka's Hubli and another SIMI meet at a ] forest in October 2007. | ||
| Qureshi moved to Nepal using route of Ranchi and Raxaul in 2008 and stayed there upto 2015 in a disguise of an English teacher of a private school. With the help from Nizam Khan he got a Nepalese passport named as Abdul Rehman. In February 2015 he went to Saudi Arabia to meet Bhatkal. There he worked in a disguise of a salesman.<ref>{{Cite news| issn = 0971-751X| last = Bhandari| first = Hemani| title = 2008 Gujarat blasts mastermind and Indian Mujahideen leader arrested| work = The Hindu| location = New Delhi| accessdate = 2022-10-10| date = 2018-01-22| url = https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/2008-gujarat-blasts-mastermind-and-indian-mujahideen-leader-arrested-say-delhi-police/article22489747.ece}}</ref> | |||
| ⚫ | == Police claims == | ||
| ⚫ | == Police claims == | ||
| According to the Mumbai police investigators, by 1998, he appears to have been a committed SIMI activist. |
According to the Mumbai police investigators, by 1998, he appears to have been a committed SIMI activist. He was charged that year with defacing public property by pasting SIMI posters. Later, he edited SIMI's magazine, the Islamic Voice, from ]. | ||
| Police sources told The Hindu that he participated in the October,1999 SIMI conference where Sheikh Yasin, the head of the ] and the Pakistan ] chief ], were among those who delivered speeches through a telephone network. | Police sources told The Hindu that he participated in the October, 1999 SIMI conference where Sheikh Yasin, the head of the ] and the Pakistan ] chief ], were among those who delivered speeches through a telephone network. | ||
| In SIMI's 1999 Aurangabad convention which Qureshi is believed to have helped organize, many of the speeches delivered by delegates are reported to have been inflammatory. ''"Islam is our nation, not India",'' said Mohammad Amir Shakeel Ahmad, one of the SIMI-linked Lashkar operatives arrested in 2005 for smuggling in military-grade explosives and assault rifles for a supposed planned series of attacks in ]. | In SIMI's 1999 Aurangabad convention which Qureshi is believed to have helped organize, many of the speeches delivered by delegates are reported to have been inflammatory. ''"Islam is our nation, not India",'' said Mohammad Amir Shakeel Ahmad, one of the SIMI-linked Lashkar operatives arrested in 2005 for smuggling in military-grade explosives and assault rifles for a supposed planned series of attacks in ]. | ||
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| == Statement by family == | == Statement by family == | ||
| On 17 September 2008, his family held a press-conference |
On 17 September 2008, his family held a press-conference in Mumbai. His mother Zubeda Qureshi claimed that she had not seen her son in seven years and did not think he was involved. She said if he was guilty, he should be hanged. | ||
| {{cquote|"We know Subhaan is innocent. We want him to come forward and clear his name |
{{cquote|"We know Subhaan is innocent. We want him to come forward and clear his name".}} | ||
| The family lawyer Mubin Solkar however stated that the family does not wish to defend him and will cooperate with the administration.<ref |
The family lawyer Mubin Solkar however stated that the family does not wish to defend him and will cooperate with the administration.<ref name="auto"/> | ||
| == Arrest == | == Arrest == | ||
| ⚫ | In January 2018, Delhi police arrested Qureshi after a gun battle.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi-news/suspected-terrorist-involved-in-delhi-gujarat-serial-blasts-arrested-after-exchange-of-fire-with-delhi-police/story-ArsOCcRtpUFZHArbXDdCIJ.html |title=Suspected terrorist involved in Delhi, Gujarat blasts arrested after exchange of fire with Delhi Police |last=Singh |first=Karn Pratap |date=22 January 2018 |work=]|language=en }}</ref> | ||
| In January 2018, Delhi police arrested Qureshi after a gun battle. | |||
| ⚫ | <ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi-news/suspected-terrorist-involved-in-delhi-gujarat-serial-blasts-arrested-after-exchange-of-fire-with-delhi-police/story-ArsOCcRtpUFZHArbXDdCIJ.html |title=Suspected terrorist involved in Delhi, Gujarat blasts arrested after exchange of fire with Delhi Police |last=Singh |first=Karn Pratap |date=22 January 2018 |work=]|language=en }}</ref> | ||
| == See also == | == See also == | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:15, 18 September 2024
Former NIA Most Wanted terrorist| Abdul Qureshi | |
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| Born | Abdul Haji Usman Qureshi (1972-07-19) 19 July 1972 (age 52) Rampur, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Other names | Abdul Usman Qureshi, Kasim, Zakir, Qab, Touqeer |
| Organization | Indian Mujahideen |
| Spouse | Arifa Begum Qureshi |
| Date apprehended | 22 January 2018 |
Abdul Qureshi (born 1972 in Rampur) is a formerly most wanted islamist bomb-maker and one of the most wanted terrorists in India and has been called India's Osama Bin Laden. He is suspected to be associated with the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), and is thought to have been responsible for participating in the Bangalore, Ahmedabad and Delhi bombings. He is also a suspect in the 11 July 2006 Mumbai train bombings. He is more commonly known as Tauqeer and is believed to be the signer in the Indian Mujahideen terror email as al-Arabi. Abdul Subhan Qureshi was arrested by Delhi Police in January 2018. He was listed on the NIA Most Wanted list.
Background
His Father Haji Usmaan Qureshi & Mother Zubeida Begum Qureshi who hailed from Rampur of Jabalpur district in Madhya Pradesh state migrated to Mumbai. He finished his SSC (class X) from an institution run by an Islamic trust in Byculla in Mumbai. He graduated from the Antonio DeSouza High School in 1988, obtaining a good Secondary School Certificate with 76.6% marks. His sisters, Shabana, Asma and Safia, have MA Degrees, his eldest sister Farha has been a columnist in an Urdu newspaper "Inquilab" & an independent novelist, his youngest sister Hafsa, studies at Sophia college, Mumbai and none of his three well-educated brothers Imran, Numaan & Salman appear to have ever been associated with SIMI.
In 1992 he began studies at the Bharatiya Vidyapeeth in Navi Mumbai. In 1995, he obtained a Diploma in Industrial Electronics, and got a part-time job at String Computers in Mazgaon. In 1996, he earned a specialised software maintenance training from the CMS Institute in Marol.
He joined Radical Solutions, a computer firm in the Fort area in South Mumbai in November 1996. He handled several major independent projects, including an intranet for Bharat Petro-Chemicals carried out by Wipro in 1999, and then joined Datamatics.
In a 26 March 2001 letter, he resigned with a letter stating "I wish to inform you, that I have decided to devote one complete year to pursue religious and spiritual matters".
Tauqeer married Arifa from Bandra in 1999 (or 2000). They moved to a flat at Mira Road in south Mumbai's Dongri area in 2000. On 21 August 2001, he participated in a SIMI press conference. He was video-recorded sitting beside Safdar Nagori.
In 2006, he is said to have severed contact with even his wife and three children, One son & two daughter named Hanzala, Zainab and Zaweria nicknamed "Juhi".
Arrested SIMI leader Safdar Nagori, has told police that he knew Qureshi and they had attended a religious function in Delhi in 2000. Nagori has also told them that Qureshi attended a two-day SIMI meeting in Karnataka's Hubli and another SIMI meet at a Kerala forest in October 2007.
Qureshi moved to Nepal using route of Ranchi and Raxaul in 2008 and stayed there upto 2015 in a disguise of an English teacher of a private school. With the help from Nizam Khan he got a Nepalese passport named as Abdul Rehman. In February 2015 he went to Saudi Arabia to meet Bhatkal. There he worked in a disguise of a salesman.
Police claims
According to the Mumbai police investigators, by 1998, he appears to have been a committed SIMI activist. He was charged that year with defacing public property by pasting SIMI posters. Later, he edited SIMI's magazine, the Islamic Voice, from New Delhi.
Police sources told The Hindu that he participated in the October, 1999 SIMI conference where Sheikh Yasin, the head of the Hamas and the Pakistan Jamaat-e-Islami chief Qazi Hussain Ahmad, were among those who delivered speeches through a telephone network.
In SIMI's 1999 Aurangabad convention which Qureshi is believed to have helped organize, many of the speeches delivered by delegates are reported to have been inflammatory. "Islam is our nation, not India", said Mohammad Amir Shakeel Ahmad, one of the SIMI-linked Lashkar operatives arrested in 2005 for smuggling in military-grade explosives and assault rifles for a supposed planned series of attacks in Gujarat.
Qureshi is thought to have been one of the principal organisers of SIMI's last public conference in 2001 where SIMI leaders told the estimated 25,000 members that the time had come for Indian Muslims to launch an armed Jihad which would have the establishment of a Caliphate as its final aim.
Statement by family
On 17 September 2008, his family held a press-conference in Mumbai. His mother Zubeda Qureshi claimed that she had not seen her son in seven years and did not think he was involved. She said if he was guilty, he should be hanged.
"We know Subhaan is innocent. We want him to come forward and clear his name".
The family lawyer Mubin Solkar however stated that the family does not wish to defend him and will cooperate with the administration.
Arrest
In January 2018, Delhi police arrested Qureshi after a gun battle.
See also
References
- "Abdul Subhan Qureshi's journey from being a quiet boy to 'bin Laden of India'". Hindustan Times. 22 January 2018.
- "The Times & The Sunday Times". www.thetimes.co.uk. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
- "News, Latest News, Breaking News, News Headlines, Live News, Today News CNN-News18 English". News18. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
- Mumbai's Tauqeer sent email after Jaipur blasts: Investigators
- "Abdul Subhan Qureshi: 2008 Gujarat blasts mastermind arrested after decade-long manhunt | India News - Times of India". The Times of India.
- House shift, marriage couldn't lure him away from Simi
- "House shift, marriage couldn't lure him away from Simi - Times Of India". 21 October 2012. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- "Archive News". The Hindu. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- "Latest News, Breaking News Today - Bollywood, Cricket, Business, Politics - IndiaToday". India Today. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- ^ "Latest News, Breaking News Today - Bollywood, Cricket, Business, Politics - IndiaToday". India Today. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
- Bhandari, Hemani (22 January 2018). "2008 Gujarat blasts mastermind and Indian Mujahideen leader arrested". The Hindu. New Delhi. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
- Singh, Karn Pratap (22 January 2018). "Suspected terrorist involved in Delhi, Gujarat blasts arrested after exchange of fire with Delhi Police". Hindustan Times.
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