Gandhi Nagar: Gujarat ATS has arrested a man from Rajasthan, wanted for allegedly providing shelter to a person, accused of killing a policeman in 2002. The arrested person identified as Mohammad Salim has also been accused of helping the terrorist obtain fake passport for travel to Pakistan, where the latter acquired terror training. Salim had been absconding since 2002.
ATS said, Salim has been arrested from Rajasthan’s Tonk town by it in the 2002 case of waging war against the country. Salim had given shelter to one Samirkhan Pathan in Rajasthan, after the latter murdered a police constable in Gujarat to avenge the 2002 riots.
Salim will be handed over to Ahmedabad city crime branch, which is investigating the case.