A dossier on the terrorist, who regrouped the Indian Mujahideen, reveals that investigators have announced a bounty of Rs 15 lakh on any information on him, Vicky Nanjappa reports The Indian Mujahideen keeps rearing its ugly head courtesy its leader who has till today managed to give investigators the slip. A motivator, recruiter, logistic provider, bomb maker and now leader, Yasin Bhatkal is on India's most wanted list. The police have launched full-fledged dossier in a bid to tighten the noose around Yasin's neck. A bounty of Rs 15 lakh has been announced for any information on him.
"We have alerted Interpol and want to ensure that he is nabbed at the earliest," says a police official. However, investigating agencies believe that he has not left India despite reports of him fleeing to Bangladesh, Karachi and Saudi Arabia.
Born on January 15, 1983 Yasin hails from the coastal town of Bhatkal in Karnataka and is related to IM
operatives Riyaz and Iqbal Bhatkal.
It is said that he was in Dubai for a couple of years helping out with his father run a garment business. However, due to differences with his father he left Dubai and returned to India. It is stated that the differences arose over his radical thinking, which his father did not support.
On his return to India, he started working closely with the IM. He raised Rs 14 lakh through donations and invested the same in a construction project. This, the Intelligence Bureau says, was a front to keep the terror funds coming in.
Gradually, he mastered the art of making explosives and over the years he has trained other IM members. He took the help of an operative from West Bengal to raise more money for the outfit through a fake currency racket.
The dossier says that Yasin's rise to the ranks ensured the rebirth of the Indian Mujahideen. Yasin and Riyaz have different styles of operation. While Riyaz is aggressive, Yasin believes is taking things slow. After Yasin took over the IM, he wanted to ensure that the operatives worked behind the scenes and a strong network was set up. He did not believe in the kind of bravado that the IM earlier displayed.
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is a marked difference in the function of the IM under Yasin. He does not believe in sending emails and claiming responsibility for attacks. He realised activities of the IM were checked earlier, as the operatives challenged agencies head on. Yasin believes that attacks should be carried out at regular intervals and it is the attack that should convey the message.