LeT operative linked to 2001 Hyderabad blast held in UP

Abdul Aziz alias Ashrafi alias Giddah, a resident of Babanagar in Jalpally here, was allegedly involved in two cases pertaining to conspiracy to cause blasts in Hyderabad in 2001 and another one on conspiracy to cause explosion at Ganesh temple in Secunderabad in 2004, they said. 

“Abdul Aziz went to Saudi Arabia in the 90's, where he came into contact with LeT operatives. Aziz was expert in the fabrication of IEDs and was planning to cause explosions in Hyderabad and near the Ganesh temple in Secunderabad in 2004,” as per the release. 

He had been arrested in August 2001 and was released on bail in December that year. However, he jumped the bail in August 2003 and has been absconding since then. Abdul Aziz was deported to India from Jeddah by Saudi authorities. 

“He was in jail in Saudi Arabia for several years and after undergoing imprisonment he was deported,” police said, adding the accused was being brought to the city.