12-15-2008, 11:11 PM
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<b>Hyderabad emerging as the hub of home-grown militants, reports Sunday Telegraph </b>
According to The Hindu, Hyderabad, capital of Andhra Pradesh, is emerging as the hub of a new generation of home-grown Indian extremists who are recruited by an underground jihadi network by exploiting âsectarian tensionsâ in the city, reported Sunday Telegraph, a British newspaper, on December 14 quoting Indian Police sources. The daily said that dozens of young Muslims had disappeared from the city and were suspected to have gone to Pakistan to be trained by terrorist groups. Hyderabad Police Commissioner Prasada Rao was quoted as saying that âWe have tried to establish where they have gone, but we just donât know. We know they have gone to other places, either Indian states or abroad. We are checking but the parents will not let us in on whatâs going on.â Meanwhile, the report claimed that the police accused two local movements Darsgah Jihad-o-Shahadath and Tehreek Tahfooz Shaer-e-Islam of acting as âfeederâ groups for militants seeking to recruit jihadi. <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<b>Hyderabad emerging as the hub of home-grown militants, reports Sunday Telegraph </b>
According to The Hindu, Hyderabad, capital of Andhra Pradesh, is emerging as the hub of a new generation of home-grown Indian extremists who are recruited by an underground jihadi network by exploiting âsectarian tensionsâ in the city, reported Sunday Telegraph, a British newspaper, on December 14 quoting Indian Police sources. The daily said that dozens of young Muslims had disappeared from the city and were suspected to have gone to Pakistan to be trained by terrorist groups. Hyderabad Police Commissioner Prasada Rao was quoted as saying that âWe have tried to establish where they have gone, but we just donât know. We know they have gone to other places, either Indian states or abroad. We are checking but the parents will not let us in on whatâs going on.â Meanwhile, the report claimed that the police accused two local movements Darsgah Jihad-o-Shahadath and Tehreek Tahfooz Shaer-e-Islam of acting as âfeederâ groups for militants seeking to recruit jihadi. <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->