Information About Incident 55680-109293-276043 in Ernakulam India

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Two suspected Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants, identified as K.P. Shabeer and Ismail alias Bomb Ismail were arrested by Kerala crime branch team on May 28, in connection with the attack on a jewellery owner and his two sons, and looting of 2.25 kilogram of gold at Kizhakkambalam in Ernakulam District on June 20, 2002, reports Times of India.

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Two suspected Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants, identified as K.P. Shabeer and Ismail alias Bomb Ismail were arrested by Kerala crime branch team on May 28, in connection with the attack on a jewellery owner and his two sons, and looting of 2.25 kilogram of gold at Kizhakkambalam in Ernakulam District on June 20, 2002, reports Times of India. While Shabeer was arrested from Shimoga in Karnataka, Ismail was arrested from Kochi. According to Police, the attack was carried out to raise funds for the LeT activities in Kerala. Inspector Biju K Stephen said that the incident was the first major operation carried out by the LeT in Kerala to raise funds for their activities in the state. Police said that the two were part of the same LeT group in the state. Suspected LeT militant Thadiyantavide Nazeer, currently in jail in connection with the terror cases probed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA), is believed to have coordinated the activities of the group.

Event ID Date Country Storyhead
55680-109293-276043 5/30/2012 India Two LeT militants arrested in Kerala

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