Daijiworld Media Network - Bengaluru (RJP)

Bengaluru, Jun 14: After the arrest of four Bodo militants on Saturday June 13, Bengaluru city has become a subject of discussion in the media especially national as well as international television channels for wrong reasons.

In the last 24 years after the Rajiv Gandhi assassination, 8 major incidents have taken place in Bengaluru in connection with the arrest of militants. Notably 7 incidents have taken place in the last 7 years alone sending warning signals to the security agencies.

1. Five LTTE militants including Shivarasan and Subha who were involved with the assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi were gunned down by police at a Konanakunte house in 1991.

2. Ismail and Saddam Hussein, two terrorist bombers were arrested in Pulakeshi Nagar In 2008,.

3. Bodo militants Jangila, Upen Basumatri, Samar Brahma, Uttamkumar Basumatri and, Sanjay Singh Maitai were arrested at White Field in 2010.

4. Dr Naykim Siddiqui, a doctor from Davanagere who was conspiring to assassinate some VIPs was arrested at Majestic in 2012.

5. Mohammed Akram, a terrorist was arrested by CCB police at Majestic in 2012.

6. Lashkar-e-Taiba militant Imran Ahmed alias Immubhai was nabbed on Kanakapura Road in 2013. He was masterminding the assassination of some politicians and religious heads.

7. Mehdi Masroor Biswas a person who handling pro-ISIS twitter account of was arrested at Peenya in 2014.

8. In a joint operation, the state internal security division and Assam Police arrested four wanted suspected Bodo militants Sandan Basumatri, Naseen Basumatri, Jibal Nursey and Tomar Basumatri on June 13, 2015.