Gujarat (Islamist/Other Conflicts): Timeline (Terrorist Activities) -2002

Gujarat police, on October 1, claimed to have unearthed a plot to assassinate Deputy Prime Minister LK Advani, Chief Minister Narendra Modi and other prominent leaders, when they arrested seven persons, including a terrorist of the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM). Speaking to media persons in Ahmedabad, Joint Police Commissioner, crime branch, P P Pandey said police first arrested the JeM terrorist at the State bus terminus in Ahmedabad on September 27, following a tip-off from intelligence agencies. His interrogation led to the arrest of six others—four from Madhya Pradesh and two from Rajasthan, he said. Two persons were arrested from Shajapur in Madhya pradesh and two from Bhopal, including a travel agent. A mine-owner and his accomplice were rounded up in Kota in Rajasthan, police said. All the six were brought to Ahmedabad on October 1 and were interrogated by police teams. Read less...

A court in Ahmedabad, on October 2, sent Pathan, a JeM terrorist and his six associates, to 14 days police remand. Pathan was arrested in Ahmedabad on September 27, and was allegedly involved in hatching the conspiracy. Read less...

Gujarat police, on October 2, decided to hand-over the probe into the September 24-attack on Akshardham temple in Gandhinagar to an anti-terrorist squad (ATS) of the State police. Police sources said the decision was taken in view of the involvement of inter-State agencies in the investigations. The ATS team, to be headed by a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), will work under the supervision of special Inspector General of Police (IGP) Vipul Vijay, and would report to the State police chief. Read less...

Gujarat police, on October 3, detained four more persons in connection with the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) group’s alleged conspiracy to assassinate Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and other prominent leaders. Read less...

A suspected terrorist of the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), one of the 12 accused arrested for plotting to kill Chief Minister Narendra Modi, was killed in Ahmedabad, on October 21, while trying to escape from police custody. Police sources said the terrorist, Samirkhan Sarfarazkhan Pathan, was gunned down near the Usmanpura municipal garden, when police were taking him out from jail on remand. Assistant Commissioner of Police (crime branch) S S Chudasama said, "On reaching the spot, Pathan suddenly snatched the service revolver of Vaghela and fired two shots at the police officials accompanying him. Pathan was killed when the Crime Branch officials fired back." Read less...