Tripura's favourite plumber ferried terrorists across border for Rs 1,000

He was undercover and when he was arrested a large number of people in Tripura tried to block the police.

Habib Miyan an accused in the Indian Institute of Sciences attack, Bengaluru was recently arrested from Tripura. He has been brought down to Bengaluru for investigation. A popular plumber in Tripura, this man was arrested by the Gujarat ATS which picked up intelligence on him.

Booked for conspiracy, the police say that he was undercover as a plumber in Tripura. He is alleged to have helped several terror suspects cross over to Bangladesh. He had also become a point man for terrorists wishing to cross over to India, police also say.

He had earned the trust of the people at Agartala. In fact when he was produced before the court, scores of people gathered and blocked the police from taking him. They wanted to explanation as to why their favourite plumber was being arrested.

During his interrogation, he told the police that he helped ferry terrorists across the border. I would charge Rs 1,000 for every infiltration, he told the police. It was the lure for money that made me get into this business, he also told the police. He also confessed that he was into this business since 2003 and had helped at least 45 terrorists get in and out of India through the Bangladesh border.

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