The five alleged terror suspects, recently arrested by the Central Crime Branch (CCB) of Bengaluru city police, seem to have provided little insight into the alleged terror plot that was said to be afoot. Only the arrest of Junaid, whose last known location was Dubai, can help the police unravel it fully, officers concede. However, the city police seem to be far away from nabbing Junaid, whose present location is unknown.
“The five arrested were associates of Junaid, co-accused with him in a murder he committed and in a red-sanders smuggling case, and now in the alleged terror conspiracy. They are foot soldiers and speak the same language. But they seem to have been kept in the dark about the bigger plot they were involved in. Information was shared only on a need-to-know basis with them. For everything, from the consignment of weapons and to what was afoot, they only say they were waiting for Junaid’s instructions,” a senior police official involved in the probe said.
