08-16-2006, 12:59 AM
<b>Abdul Patel, 2 other NRIs among 24 arrested </b><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->London, Aug 15: <b>Three Non-Resident Indians, all hailing from Gujarat</b>, were among the 24 persons arrested last Thursday in connection with the foiled plot to bring down ten US-bound planes from the UK, sources revealed today.
Besides Abdul Patel, the teenager son of an NRI migrant, police held Patel`s wife <b>Soophia and her father</b>, the sources said.
While one person has so far been released with no further action, the remaining 23 are under detention until tomorrow and their detention is likely to be further extended by the court.
Of the 23, assets of 19 including that of Abdul Patel were frozen following a direction from the treasury. Patel`s wife and her father do not figure among the 19. <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Besides Abdul Patel, the teenager son of an NRI migrant, police held Patel`s wife <b>Soophia and her father</b>, the sources said.
While one person has so far been released with no further action, the remaining 23 are under detention until tomorrow and their detention is likely to be further extended by the court.
Of the 23, assets of 19 including that of Abdul Patel were frozen following a direction from the treasury. Patel`s wife and her father do not figure among the 19. <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->