Police on Thursday arrested Afzhar Khan, the relative of Jamesha Mubeen, who died in the Coimbatore car blast incident.
A car exploded and caught fire near Ukkadam Fort Sangameswarar Temple in Coimbatore last Sunday at 4 am. In this Ukkadam GM. Jamesha Mubeen (25), a youth from the city, died.
Following this, Mohammad Talka (25), Mohammad Azharuddin (23), G.M. The police arrested Mohammad Riaz (27), Firoz Ismail (27) and Mohammad Nawaz Ismail (26) from Naga area under the UAPA Act.
All the five arrested persons have been supporters of ISIS. The Coimbatore police have detained them for three days and are interrogating them.
In this case, the police took Afz Khan (28), a close relative of Jamesha Mubeen, who lives in the Ukkadam Cottage Replacement Board flat, Coimbatore, for questioning on Tuesday night.
A laptop was confiscated by the police during the search conducted at his house on Wednesday and is being examined.
Following this, Afzhar Khan was arrested by the police on Thursday and produced before Justice Department Arbitration Court (No. 5) and imprisoned.
Afzhar Khan, who is currently arrested, was in close contact with deceased Jamesha Mubeen. Both of them
Various information, website links, videos etc. have been shared through WhatsApp.
Both have deleted their conversations from time to time to avoid the police finding out. The police are currently engaged in the process of rescuing them. Also, Afzhar Khan bought various items online for Jamesha Mubeen. The police are collecting the details.
Earlier in the police investigation, when asked about the laptop seized from Afsar Khan’s house, Afsar Khan said that Jamesha Mubeen had bought the laptop for his daughter. However, after the police inquired why the two-and-a-half-year-old girl had the laptop, she admitted that Jamesha Mubeen had been using it whenever he came home.
Jamesha Mubeen has been consulting with some people including Afzhar Khan regarding the manufacture of explosives. In order to avoid suspicion, some items have been registered and purchased online at their close friends and relatives’ home addresses. The police are also investigating the people who helped them to buy the items online.