Information About Incident 60565-121080-307109 in Chennai India

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Delhi Police arrested two persons in Chennai in Tamil Nadu and flew them to Delhi on November 28, The Times of India reported.

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• Meta Location: Chennai Tamil Nadu Delhi
• Matched District: Chennai
• Actgroup: arrest
• Actor: Delhi Police
• Subject: two persons

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Delhi Police arrested two persons in Chennai in Tamil Nadu and flew them to Delhi on November 28, The Times of India reported. The arrestees, identified as Mohammad Irshad Khan (50) and Abdul Rehman (20) are suspected of being members of the militant Islamist outfit Indian Mujahideen (IM). The special cell of Delhi Police arrested them while looking for Abdul Subhan alias Tauqeer, a top IM leader who played a key role in the 2008 Delhi serial blasts and is also suspected to be behind the September 7 Delhi high court blast, said sources. Sources added that Irshad belonged to Delhi and had been provided shelter in Chennai by Abdul Rehman for the past few days. Rehman was studying engineering at Bharath Engineering College on the outskirts of Chennai and was staying in suburban Selaiyur, where special cell officers, along with Intelligence Bureau (IB) officials and Chennai Police, carried out raids before the duo was arrested.

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