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You 'kaufir,' they yelled before killing RSS worker Rudresh

By Vicky
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You are a kaufir or a non-believer is what the killers of RSS worker Rudresh had shouted before murdering him in broad day light. The NIA which is probing into the death of Rudresh has established that a PFI leader from Bengaluru was in touch with operatives of the Indian Mujahideen.

File photo of RSS leader Rudresh who was murdered in Bengaluru in October 2016.

The NIA has learnt that there was a large plot behind the murder of Rudresh. It was just a build up for more such murders. The killers had on their list several other such leaders in Karnataka and other parts of South India.

Meanwhile the NIA said that those who Rudresh had Indian Mujahideen links. Rudresh, an RSS worker was murdered in October 2016 in broad daylight at Bengaluru, following which the NIA took over the probe.

The NIA says that the five accused were in touch with Syed Ismail Afaaque a leader of the Indian Mujahideen based out of Bhatkal. Afaaque was arrested following the revelations made by Yasin Bhatkal, the chief of the outfit prior to his arrest three years back.

In the Rudresh murder case, five persons rfan Pasha, Waseem Ahmed, Mohammed Sadiq, Mujheebulla and Asim Sheriff, who was district president of PFI in Bengaluru city were arrested. It was found during the probe that not only were these persons in touch with the IM leaders, but had also hatched a conspiracy to kill several more BJP and RSS leaders. The NIA is likely to file its chargesheet soon.

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