From CBS News:Indian Police Arrested Alleged Founder Of Islamic Militant Group Behind Recent Deadly Blasts.
(AP) Indian police have arrested a founder of the little-known Islamic militant group that has claimed responsibility for a wave of bombings that killed more than 120 people in three northern Indian cities this year, authorities said Wednesday.
The suspect _ identified as Mohammed Arif Shaikh _ was arrested with four others while in possession of explosives, ammunition and detonators. They were planning an attack on Mumbai, India's financial capital, police said.
Shaikh founded Indian Mujahideen along with a Pakistan-based man, Amir Razaak, according to Rakesh Maria, the head of Mumbai police's crime branch.
The group has claimed responsibility for bombings that ripped through India's capital, killing 21 people earlier this month.
It also said it was behind bombings that killed 61 people in the western city of Jaipur in May and also blasts in the western state of Gujarat that killed at least 45 in July.
India's security forces have come under harsh criticism for failing to stop the bombings, which have been hitting Indian cities every few months for three years now.
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My Comment: Let us hope that he is the man.
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