In Mumbai, the police remand of two arrested terror suspects Abdul Latif Rashid and Riyaz Ali Imtiaz was today extended till 1st of April. The duo was arrested by the ATS on March 13 for allegedly planning to carry out terror attacks in the metropolis. The ATS sought their custody to ascertain how many more persons were to go to Pakistan for training. <br/><br/>Both of them had allegedly conducted recce of three targets – headquarters of public sector petroleum company ONGC, Thakkar Mall in suburban Mumbai and Mangaldas Market in south Mumbai. <br/><br/>According to the ATS, the duo were in touch with a person in Pakistan addressed as 'Uncle', who is suspected to be Abdul Bashir Khan, an absconding accused in the 1993 serial bomb blasts and a close aide of prime conspirator of the blasts Tiger Memon. They were directed by the 'uncle' to recruit young boys and arrange for them to be sent to Pakistan for training and to carry out terror attacks in India.<br/> <br/>
News On AIR | March 26, 2010 5:54 PM
Mumbai: Police remand of two terror suspects extended