Ten HuT members sent on remand till May 24, six to judicial custody
   Date :20-May-2023

Ten HuT members  
 
 
Staff Reporter
All the 16 suspected members of radical Islamist group Hizb-Ut-Tahrir (HuT), arrested from Madhya Pradesh and Telangana were produced in the Bhopal Court on Friday.
ATS took everyone to the court amid tight security. Commandos formed a human chain as officers brought the HuT members to court premises. After hearing, the court has handed over 10 of these suspects on remand for questioning till May 24, while six suspects have been sent to jail. ATS had arrested 10 people from Bhopal, 1 from Chhindwara and 5 from Telangana on May 9 morning after evidence was found from the accused that they were linked to Hizb-ut-Tahrir (HUT). They were presented in the NIA Court of Bhopal. The court had sent everyone on remand for questioning till May 19, whose remand period ended on Friday. Many shocking revelations during interrogation: According to sources, all the arrested accused belonging to the organisation used to practice targeting in a secret manner by setting up camps in the forests. They were also trained at the farmhouse built on the SIMI encounter site, Acharpura hill. In these camps, the trainers used to come from Hyderabad. Bhopal ATS conducted a search operation by raiding different training camps. During the raid, ATS also took the suspected terrorists to the training camp. ATS is also questioning the owner of the farm house near Berasia.