Gujarat Director General of Police Vikas Sahay Monday directed all police stations in the state to make a dossier of “all anti-national elements booked in the last 30 years” – updating it with their current status – to be readied in the next 100 hours (by Friday).
The action is in conjunction with the Anti-Terrorist Squad ( ATS) arresting a doctor from Hyderabad in Telangana and two others from Uttar Pradesh on November 8, suspected to be involved in an alleged terror plot using ricin, extracted from castor beans. Two days later, a blast outside the Red Fort in Delhi killed 14. Police chief Sahay’s message was shared via a video on social media platform X.
Meanwhile, the Gir-Somnath district police on Sunday found and seized four sharp-edged weapons from the compound of a dargah in Kodinar.
The Special Operations Group (SOG), conducting verification checks in light of the bomb blast in Delhi, found the weapons, including two swords, an axe and a dagger from the compound of the Kutchi Pir Ni Dargah, in Mul Dwarka village of Kodinar taluka. An FIR was subsequently filed at Kodinar police station.
The FIR, filed based on a complaint by Head Constable Gopalsinh Deepsinh Mori of the SOG on behalf of the State, said that on November 16, his team, along with staff from Talala police station, were out combing for suspicious migrants from other states. They reached Kutchi Pir Ni Dargah.
Upon inspection of the premises, they found a residential building next to the dargah, which is the dwelling of Aminshah Ismaelshah Kanojiya (42), the Munjawar (caretaker) of the dargah.
From behind this building, the FIR stated that the police team found a sword, another sword without a hilt, a dagger and an axe.
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The police called in witnesses and conducted a seizure of the weapons.
Aminshah Ismaelshah Kanojiya was booked under section 135 of the Gujarat Police Act for being in violation of an order legally promulgated by a public servant.
Inspector NA Vaghela, in-charge of the SOG, said Kanojiya was placed under arrest. Further investigation is underway.
DGP Sahay said in a video message on Monday, “On November 8, the Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) arrested some anti-national elements and seized arms and ammunition from them. On November 9, there was action against anti-national elements in Faridabad, and then there was a bomb blast in Delhi. Taking this into account, Gujarat police became alert and, through video conferencing, instruction was given to all officers to update the list of all anti-national elements booked in the last 30 years. After that all of them were to be verified on their current activities.”
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“Today, we had another meeting and ordered all police stations to conduct the verification of all anti-national elements within the next 100 hours. A detailed dossier is to be made on all these people,” added Sahay.
