Author: Atiq Khan
Publication: The Hindu
Date: February 3, 2010
URL: http://www.hindu.com/2010/02/03/stories/2010020356270100.htm
The Uttar Pradesh police on Tuesday arrested
Hamiduddin alias Hamiruddin alias Salim, who was wanted in connection with
the serial bomb blasts on running trains in different parts of the country
in 1993.
Hamiduddin, who carried a reward of Rs. 50,000
on his head, was nabbed by the Special Task Force after an encounter on the
outskirts of Lucknow, Additional Director-General ( Law and Order, STF and
ATS) Brij Lal said here. A .32 bore pistol, a hand grenade and a fuse were
seized from Hamiduddin, who had been absconding for the past 16 years. "Three
other serial bomb blasts accused, Syed Abdul Kareem, Mohammad Tufail and Irfan
Ahmed, are still at large. They belong to Ghaziabad, Hardoi and Bahraich in
Uttar Pradesh," Mr. Lal said. Hamiduddin was among the 15 persons who
were instrumental in planting bombs aboard the Rajdhani Express, the Flying
Queen Express and the A.P. Express in December 1993.
