Nepal police arrest two '93 Mumbai blasts accused
Kathmandu, Sep 6 : Nepal police have arrested two persons in connection with the 1993
Mumbai bomb blasts from Kathmandu.
The police nabbed Salim Abdul Gani Gazi alias Asfak Ahmad Shah Asfak and Riaz Khatri
alias Riyaz Abubakar Khatri, who is also known as Riaz Ahmad Lone.
The duo was hunted down in the Maharajgunj area of the capital on the basis of a
tip-off received by police. Khatri is believed to have been Dawood's driver while Gazi,
believed to have close links to Chhota Shakeel, carried a reward of Rs.200, 000 for his
capture.
The police handed them over to the Indian government via the Indian embassy on
Friday.
According to sources there was a high priority Interpol red-corner notice against them
on charges of murders, attempts to murder, criminal conspiracies and involvement in
terrorist activities.
Investigations show that they had been living in Nepal for a long time under different
names and were operating as manpower agent and pashmina trader in the city.
They had fled India after the March 12, 1993 blasts and had diverted operations to
Nepal for over 10 years.
--ANI
