‘Missing’ 1993 Mumbai blasts convict ‘Doctor Bomb’ arrested in Kanpur
The Maharashtra ATS had on Thursday night expressed suspicion that he might have gone to his native village Amar Dova in Sant Kabir Nagar district in UP, the official added.
1993 Mumbai serial blasts case convict, Jalees Ansari, went missing on Thursday morning while being on parole, officials said.
The 68-year-old is a resident of Mominpura in south Mumbai’s Agripada who is serving a life term, is suspected to be involved in many bomb blast cases across the country, an official said.
According to the official, on parole for 21 days from the Ajmer Central Prison, Rajasthan, Ansari and was expected to surrender before prison authorities on Friday. During the parole period, he was ordered to visit the Agripada Police Station everyday between 10.30 am and 12 pm to mark his attendance, he said.
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However, Ansari did not visit the police station on Thursday during the designated time, the official said.
Instead, Ansari’s 35-year-old son Jaid Ansari approached the police station in afternoon with a complaint about his “missing” father, he said.
According to the complaint, Jalees Ansari woke up in the early hours and told family members he is going to offer namaz, but did not return home.
On the son’s complaint, the Agripada Police registered a missing person’s case, the official said.
The Crime Branch of the Mumbai Police and the Maharashtra ATS have launched a massive manhunt to trace him, he said.
Popularly known as ‘Doctor Bomb’, Jalees Ansari was allegedly connected with terror outfits like SIMI and Indian Mujahideen and taught terror groups how to make bombs, he said.
The NIA questioned Ansari in 2011 in connection with the 2008 bomb blast in Mumbai, he said.
(With PTI inputs)
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