Vile Parle Bomb Blast: Chennaparambil Abdulkhader Muhammad Bashir alias CAM Bashir, this is the same name that terrorized Mumbai in 2002-03. The dreaded terrorist Bashir, who masterminded the Mumbai blasts, has recently been arrested in Canada. Bashir is claimed to have gone underground in 1993 when he was working as a maintenance engineer for Air India in Mumbai.
Notably, Bashir has been arrested by Canadian security agencies. However, the Crime Branch of Maharashtra Police has demanded his extradition. Mumbai Police has sought permission from a special court in Ernakulam to take a blood sample of Bashir’s sister Suhara Bibi for DNA profiling as part of the ongoing extradition process. On which the court has directed Suhara’s wife to cooperate. It may be noted that DNA test identification is clearly mandatory for extradition to India.
As per India Today report, RAW officials have already verified his identity and confirmed that the detained person is indeed CAM Te Bashir. However, formalities have to be completed before requesting extradition.
An inspiration to India’s youth
According to Indian agencies, Bashir traveled to Pakistan using a fake passport before his arrest. And was traveling in Canada. The government initially issued an International Red Corner Notice (RCN) for him from Interpol. Not only that, he was believed to be working with Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and its K2 (Kashmir to Khalistan), traveling from India for training in terrorist organizations including Lashkar-e-Taiba.
Bashir holds a Diploma in Engineering
Bashir hails from Kaprassery village in Kerala. He was born in the year 1961. He holds a diploma in aeronautical engineering and has been actively working with SIMI since the early eighties. After this he became a terrorist of SIMI in Kerala. Along with this, Bashir inspired many youths to engage in terrorist activities and played an important role in radicalizing the youth. Worked as a maintenance engineer in Air India in Mumbai. He joined the Islamic organization Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) in the 1980s. He quit in 1991 to work full-time for Simi. He was one of the main organizers of the Muslim Unity Rally at the Bandra Reclamation Ground in 1993, which was attended by over 10,000 people. People from some Islamic countries of West Asia also came in this rally.
He went to Pakistan on a fake passport
Intelligence agencies also suspected Bashir’s role in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts. There is, but no concrete evidence has been found. Bashir is credited with establishing a jihadi network in Kerala in the mid-90s. He was part of the first batch to go to Pakistan for arms training in the late 1990s. After 1993, Bashir never tried to contact his family. Intelligence agencies believe that he first went to Pakistan on a fake passport and later made his base in Saudi Arabia.
