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My son is innocent, says mother of terror accused arrested in France
Published: Wednesday, May 25, 2011, 19:20 IST
Place: Madurai | Agency: PTI
Fathima Begum, mother of terror accused Mohammad Niaz Abdul Rashid, arrested
in France early this month, today claimed her son was innocent and did not
have links with any terrorist organisation, including the banned SIMI in
India.
Speaking to reporters, she said Niaz was not one who could become a
terrorist. "I know this well as his mother. If police thinks he was a
militant, they could have arrested him when he visited us in January," she
said.
She said two immigration officials had earlier come to their house in Melur,
checked his passport, found nothing wrong and had left. They did not produce
identity cards when asked.
Fathima said Niaz had stayed with the family in Karimedu till 2005. The
family later moved to Melur, about 30 kms from here.
"He was educated in a reputed school here and did a polytechnic course at
Mohammed Sathak Insitute in Ramanathapuram district, before joing MIET and
completing another course in Tiruchirappalli."
Niaz went to Saudi Arabia in 2005 with a passport issued from
Tiruchirappalli passport office and came in contact with a girl through
internet from there, his mother said.
"We did not want him to marry a foreign girl though she was also a Muslim.
But he married her against our will, after which we did not have much
contact with him. But as time went by, things changed."
On his activities in foreign nations, she said, "I don't know who his
friends are in France. I can't comment about his activities in France."
Police had yesterday said Niaz obtained two passports from Tamil Nadu -- one
from Tiruchi region, but were not sure from where he obtained the other one,
apparently a fake.
They said he was a member of 'Jhunjhunwala' militant outfit based in
Pakistan. Investigations were on to ascertain how he got in touch them.
Home minister P Chidambaram had on Monday said Niaz was arrested by French
police along with six other suspected Islamic militants on May 10 and French
authorities suspect that he was recruiting volunteers there for joining a
Pakistan-based terrorist outfit.
Police said here yesterday that Niaz had visited Melur three months ago and
stayed there for about 14 days when intelligence officials had followed him.
Officials said they were verifying bank records here to ascertain if money
had been transferred to anyone from Paris, where he had been living for
long.
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